A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was detected at 11:55:32 / 11:55 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.52 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000fqu3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fqu3. Exact location of event, depth 52.52 km, 142.7484° East, -5.932° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/06/18 / 2018-06-29 01:55:32 / June 29, 2018 @ 1:55 am. A tsunami warning has been issued near Porgera in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 103 km (64 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mendi, Tari. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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