A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.404 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 152.7526° East, latitude -4.1593° South, depth = 71.404 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nzwp. Id of event: us6000nzwp. Global time and date of event 20/10/24 / 2024-10-20 18:05:25 / October 20, 2024 @ 6:05 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:05:25 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rabaul, Kokopo.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 57 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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