A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Event id: us7000n73v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n73v. The temblor was picked up at 04:16:22 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 04:16:22 / August 15, 2024 @ 4:16 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.3952° East, -6.0753° South, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lae (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 73 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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