A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Madang in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Global time and date of event 13/12/18 / 2018-12-13 19:54:10 / December 13, 2018 @ 7:54 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 129.17 km (80 miles). Event id: us2000iv1y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iv1y. Exact location of event, longitude 145.7622 East, latitude -5.0141 South, depth = 129.17 km. The temblor was reported at 05:54:10 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Madang (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 23 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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