A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 233 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (145 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 19:01:24 / December 5, 2024 @ 7:01 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:01:24 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 153.1294° East, latitude -6.2676° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000nzu3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzu3.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 233 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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