A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea (63 miles) on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:05:58 / 3:05 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/10/24 / 2024-10-06 03:05:58 / October 6, 2024 @ 3:05 am UTC/GMT. 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 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000nn4a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nn4a. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.7371 East, latitude -5.8437 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 101 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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