A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea. Event id: us2000d8pb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d8pb. Exact location of event, depth 20.86 km, 143.2525° East, -6.4194° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.86 km (13 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:33:45 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 10:33:45 / February 27, 2018 @ 10:33 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ialibu, Tari, Mendi. Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Ialibu (c. 6 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-seven and in the last 365 days fifty-eight 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.
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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: 51 km WSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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