A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea on Monday. The temblor was reported at 13:12:57 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 03:12:57 / February 26, 2018 @ 3:12 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Mendi in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 143.0201° East, latitude -6.1221° South, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us2000d7ws. Event ids that are associated: us2000d7ws.
The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Wabag (c. 4 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wabag, Mendi, Tari. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 70 km W of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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