A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Ambunti in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.603 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/24 / 2024-09-08 23:15:32 / September 8, 2024 @ 11:15 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 142.9697° East, -4.1556° South, depth 61.603 km. The temblor was reported at 23:15:32 / 11:15 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000nqja. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nqja.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wewak (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 99 km (62 miles) from Wewak (c. 18 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 18 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea.
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