A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (70 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 154.4855° East, latitude -6.1542° South, depth = 58.51 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/01/17 / 2017-01-11 02:49:18 / January 11, 2017 @ 2:49 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 12:49:18 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10007si6. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007si6. The epicenter was at a depth of 58.51 km (36 miles).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eighty and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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. 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: 112 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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