A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 12:50:58 / 12:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 187.668 km (117 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000nw3z. Event ids that are associated: us7000nw3z. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 12:50:58 / December 5, 2024 @ 12:50 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 154.8877° East, latitude -6.1083° South, depth = 187.668 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 69 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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