A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 143 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (89 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:43:11 / 3:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/11/15 / 2015-11-04 05:43:11 / November 4, 2015 @ 5:43 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us200041ui. Ids that are associated to the event: us200041ui. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 149.7873° East, -3.3868° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 143 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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