A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000neh9. Unique identifier: us7000neh9. The temblor was detected at 14:23:16 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 18.868 km, 141.9235° East, -2.7416° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18.868 km (12 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/09/24 / 2024-09-17 14:23:16 / September 17, 2024 @ 2:23 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vanimo, Vanimo, Aitape (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 64 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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