A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 149 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (93 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003mn8. Id of event: us20003mn8. The temblor was picked up at 09:06:00 / 9:06 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 24.16 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 151.4237 East, latitude -5.9704 South, depth = 24.16 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 23:06:00 / September 21, 2015 @ 11:06 pm.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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: 149 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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