A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:20:01 / 8:20 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d839. Event ids that are associated: us2000d839. Exact location of event, depth 49 km, 143.4644° East, -6.4743° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 10:20:01 / February 26, 2018 @ 10:20 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari, Ialibu, Mendi (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Ialibu (c. 6 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 38 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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