A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.1081 East, latitude -6.2332 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 00:05:14 / February 27, 2018 @ 12:05 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000d8j3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d8j3. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:05:14 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 60 km (38 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mendi, Tari.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days fifty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 60 km W of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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