A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 149.8443° East, latitude -4.8427° South, depth = 614.145 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 614.145 km (382 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: us7000nn08. Id of event: us7000nn08. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/24 / 2024-10-24 21:01:00 / October 24, 2024 @ 9:01 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:01:00 / 9:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two 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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