A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (mg/mb) has striked on Sunday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 03:18:44 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 64.58 km (40 miles). Global time of event 11/04/15 / 2015-04-11 17:18:44 / April 11, 2015 @ 5:18 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 146.998 East, latitude -6.5128 South, depth 64.58 km, unique identifier, us200025um.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Bulolo (c. 16 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Wau (c. 14 600 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wau, Bulolo, Lae.
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