A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 182 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (113 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.4065 East, latitude -3.4303 South, depth = 24.22 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.22 km (15 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/09/15 / 2015-09-29 19:53:22 / September 29, 2015 @ 7:53 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us10003iy5. Unique identifier: us10003iy5. The temblor was detected at 05:53:22 / 5:53 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 182 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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