A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. Exact location of event, depth 89.085 km, 152.1033° East, -4.9985° South. Event id: us6000nqti. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nqti. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:26:13 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 89.085 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/09/24 / 2024-09-10 04:26:13 / September 10, 2024 @ 4:26 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 74 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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