A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Lorengau in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:01:15 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.218° East, -2.9282° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 01:01:15 / August 11, 2018 @ 1:01 am. Id of earthquake: us1000g6q1. Event ids that are associated: us1000g6q1.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 miles) from Lorengau (c. 5 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lorengau (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 100 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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