A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:09:38 / 5:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.42 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude 151.6442° East, latitude -4.0126° South, depth = 8.42 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/24 / 2024-12-31 17:09:38 / December 31, 2024 @ 5:09 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pgpd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pgpd.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo, Rabaul.
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 61 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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