A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 126 kilometers (78 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d94s. Unique identifier: us2000d94s. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:52:40 / 10:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 142.5035° East, -6.3705° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/18 / 2018-02-28 12:52:40 / February 28, 2018 @ 12:52 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari. Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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: 126 km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea.
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