A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (mg/mb) has striked on Friday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 11:02:50 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global time of event 20/03/15 / 2015-03-20 01:02:50 / March 20, 2015 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kandrian in Papua New Guinea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 149.9228 East, latitude -6.2876 South, depth 35 km, unique identifier, us10001p1u.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
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