A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (mg/mb) has struck on Friday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 17:52:05 / 5:52 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 36.9 km (23 miles). Global time of event 08/05/15 / 2015-05-08 07:52:05 / May 8, 2015 @ 7:52 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 149.8339 East, latitude -6.1632 South, depth 36.9 km, unique identifier, us20002dqa.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
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