A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 124 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (77 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 52.155 km (32 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/11/24 / 2024-11-06 14:36:23 / November 6, 2024 @ 2:36 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nq9e. Id of event: us7000nq9e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 153.302° East, latitude -4.7902° South, depth = 52.155 km. The temblor was picked up at 14:36:23 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 124 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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