A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 126 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:28:22 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 19:28:22 / November 16, 2024 @ 7:28 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 118.84 km (74 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 153.4093 East, latitude -4.3429 South, depth = 118.84 km. Event id: us7000nvhp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nvhp.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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.
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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: 126 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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