A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. Id of earthquake: us1000hhma. Event ids that are associated: us1000hhma. The temblor was reported at 04:35:10 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/10/18 / 2018-10-26 17:35:10 / October 26, 2018 @ 5:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 154.6912° East, -5.9862° South, depth 172.23 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 172.23 km (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arawa. Earthquake epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 95 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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