A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 152 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (94 miles). Exact location of event, depth 77.33 km, 153.7205° East, -5.6644° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us200082jj. Unique identifier: us200082jj. The temblor was picked up at 21:05:48 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/12/16 / 2016-12-19 11:05:48 / December 19, 2016 @ 11:05 am. A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.33 km (48 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 152 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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