Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 44 km west of Aitape, Papua New Guinea late at night
4.6 quake 30 Aug 10:33 pm (GMT +10)

A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported late at night near Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Monday 30 August 2021 at 10:33 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Aitape (pop. 5,500) located 44 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Vanimo (pop. 11,200) located 84 km from the epicenter, and Vanimo (pop. 11,200) 84 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 30, 2021 10:33 pm (GMT +10) local time (30 Aug 2021 12:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 3.08°S / 141.94°E (West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: BMKG
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