A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (mg/mb) was reported Sunday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 11:54:34 / 11:54 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 29.71 km (18 miles). Global time of event 17/05/15 / 2015-05-17 01:54:34 / May 17, 2015 @ 1:54 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 142.0206 East, latitude -2.869 South, depth 29.71 km, unique identifier, us100029w4. Ids that are associated to the event, ,us100029w4,.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vanimo, Vanimo, Aitape.
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