A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 129 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 123.126 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 123.126 km, 153.4222° East, -4.4992° South. The temblor was detected at 18:27:44 / 6:27 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 18:27:44 / November 16, 2024 @ 6:27 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000ns6t. Event ids that are associated: us7000ns6t.
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 eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 129 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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