Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.4 quake hits 81 km southwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea in the afternoon

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred only 10 minutes ago 81 km southwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 100 km beneath the epicenter near Kimbe, Talasea District, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, in the afternoon on Sunday, September 1st, 2024, at 5:38 pm local time. 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.
A second report was later issued by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well.
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 Kandrian (pop. 1000) located 44 km from the epicenter, and Kimbe (pop. 18,800) 81 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 1, 2024 05:38 pm (Port Moresby time) local time (1 Sep 2024 07:38 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.82°S / 149.46°E (West New Britain, Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: GFZ
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