A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 128 km SW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.644 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.0111 East, latitude -5.0457 South, depth = 122.644 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 01:59:45 / October 16, 2024 @ 1:59 am. The temblor was detected at 01:59:45 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000nyy2. Event ids that are associated: us6000nyy2.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 128 km SW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea.
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