A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:41:59 / 1:41 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nzgl. Id of event: us6000nzgl. Exact location of event, longitude 155.0486 East, latitude -6.7196 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/10/24 / 2024-10-18 01:41:59 / October 18, 2024 @ 1:41 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arawa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 65 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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