A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Arawa in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 22:51:43 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.01 km (39 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000d823. Event ids that are associated: us1000d823. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/18 / 2018-03-17 11:51:43 / March 17, 2018 @ 11:51 am. Exact location, longitude 154.9849° East, latitude -5.6829° South, depth = 63.01 km.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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