A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 108 kilometers (67 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Event id: us2000ge9s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ge9s. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 142.2642° East, -5.7623° South. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:29:35 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/07/18 / 2018-07-21 23:29:35 / July 21, 2018 @ 11:29 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari.
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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 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: 108 km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea.
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