A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 33 km WSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (21 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 13/12/24 / 2024-12-13 00:25:00 / December 13, 2024 @ 12:25 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.733 km (49 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.5497 East, latitude -4.361 South, depth = 78.733 km. Event id: us7000nyah. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nyah. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:25:00 / 12:25 am (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-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 33 km WSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea.
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