A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 114 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007tbj. Unique identifier: us10007tbj. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 146.41 km (91 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Lae in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/01/17 / 2017-01-14 23:10:10 / January 14, 2017 @ 11:10 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 09:10:10 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 146.8238° East, latitude -5.7011° South, depth = 146.41 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 114 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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