A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 120 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:57:25 / 5:57 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 120.276 km (75 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/24 / 2024-11-15 17:57:25 / November 15, 2024 @ 5:57 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000ns1t. Event ids that are associated: us7000ns1t. Exact location of event, longitude 153.3365 East, latitude -4.5154 South, depth = 120.276 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-seven 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: 120 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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