A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mg/mb) has occurred on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Alotau in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 20:30:37 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 32.4 km (20 miles). Global time of event 15/05/15 / 2015-05-15 10:30:37 / May 15, 2015 @ 10:30 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Alotau in Papua New Guinea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 150.3528 East, latitude -9.697 South, depth 32.4 km, unique identifier, us1000298z. Ids that are associated to the event, ,us1000298z,.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Alotau (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alotau.
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