A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 00:29:16 / May 13, 2018 @ 12:29 am. The temblor was reported at 10:29:16 / 10:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e3v8. Id of event: us1000e3v8. Exact location of event, longitude 142.7512 East, latitude -6.0976 South, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 100 km (62 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mendi, Tari (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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