A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us2000d8r4. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d8r4. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 16:19:53 / February 27, 2018 @ 4:19 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Porgera in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 142.8656° East, latitude -6.067° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:19:53 / 2:19 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mendi, Tari.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days sixty-six, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 76 km SSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea.
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