A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 109 kilometers (68 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 08:51:28 / 8:51 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d4ru. Id of event: us1000d4ru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 06/03/18 / 2018-03-06 22:51:28 / March 6, 2018 @ 10:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 142.5117° East, -6.1738° South.
Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 109 km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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