A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31.921 km (20 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:50:55 / 5:50 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/11/24 / 2024-11-24 05:50:55 / November 24, 2024 @ 5:50 am. Unique identifier: us7000nxca. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nxca. Exact location, longitude 141.7974° East, latitude -2.9836° South, depth = 31.921 km.
The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vanimo, Aitape, Vanimo. Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 63 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
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