A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Monday. Unique identifier: us10005czi. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005czi. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.03 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:10:19 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 08:10:19 / May 2, 2016 @ 8:10 am. Exact location of event, depth 98.03 km, 152.4727° East, -4.58° South.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 34 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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