A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Mendi in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. 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: 22/05/18 / 2018-05-22 16:49:34 / May 22, 2018 @ 4:49 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.0899 East, latitude -6.1671 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 02:49:34 / 2:49 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000ec0v. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ec0v.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mendi, Tari (min 5000 pop).
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 one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 62 km W of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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