A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 89 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (55 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:21:16 / 2:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.82 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 16:21:16 / June 27, 2015 @ 4:21 pm. Exact location, longitude 153.0494° East, latitude -5.2784° South, depth = 46.82 km. Unique identifier: us10002m3p. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002m3p.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 89 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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