A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. 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 14:32:40 / 2:32 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/09/24 / 2024-09-04 14:32:40 / September 4, 2024 @ 2:32 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 85.625 km (53 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 155.3865 East, latitude -6.8905 South, depth = 85.625 km. Id of earthquake: us6000npne. Event ids that are associated: us6000npne.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 64 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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