A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.52 km (36 miles). Exact location, longitude 147.1775° East, latitude -5.9963° South, depth = 58.52 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:10:21 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ghaz. Id of event: us2000ghaz. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/07/18 / 2018-07-25 14:10:21 / July 25, 2018 @ 2:10 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lae.
Each 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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-five 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. 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: 83 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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