A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (119 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:17:29 / 4:17 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003pcw. Unique identifier: us20003pcw. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.57 km (24 miles). Exact location, longitude 151.7027° East, latitude -6.3025° South, depth = 38.57 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/09/15 / 2015-09-26 18:17:29 / September 26, 2015 @ 6:17 pm UTC/GMT.
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 twelve, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three 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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