A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes New Britain region, Papua New Guinea (0 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.84 km (33 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 151.1467° East, -6.1969° South, depth 53.84 km. Unique identifier: us2000gg8u. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000gg8u. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:03:38 / 6:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/07/18 / 2018-07-28 18:03:38 / July 28, 2018 @ 6:03 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: New Britain region, Papua New Guinea.
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