A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.564 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 141.8687 East, latitude -2.7964 South, depth = 20.564 km. Global time and date of event 15/09/24 / 2024-09-15 12:35:19 / September 15, 2024 @ 12:35 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 12:35:19 / 12:35 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000ne1k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ne1k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vanimo, Aitape, Vanimo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six 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.
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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 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: 64 km E of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.
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