A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 74 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (46 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.95 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/07/15 / 2015-07-11 01:53:58 / July 11, 2015 @ 1:53 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002wqc. Unique identifier: us20002wqc. The temblor was reported at 11:53:58 / 11:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 153.5473 East, latitude -4.8991 South, depth = 60.95 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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