A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (88 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 196.472 km (122 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.0542° East, -5.4477° South, depth 196.472 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000npch. Unique identifier: us7000npch. The temblor was picked up at 03:55:50 / 3:55 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 13/10/24 / 2024-10-13 03:55:50 / October 13, 2024 @ 3:55 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 141 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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