A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 10:55:22 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d8jk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d8jk. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 00:55:22 / February 27, 2018 @ 12:55 am. Exact location of event, longitude 142.6355 East, latitude -6.0456 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Porgera in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, 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. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea.
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