A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 155 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (96 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/05/16 / 2016-05-07 02:46:20 / May 7, 2016 @ 2:46 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.0903 East, latitude -6.5257 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us10005fn9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005fn9. The temblor was reported at 12:46:20 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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