A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:28:18 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d81t. Id of event: us2000d81t. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 50.46 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 09:28:18 / February 26, 2018 @ 9:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.9475 East, latitude -6.4259 South, depth = 50.46 km.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mendi, Tari. Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 82 km WSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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