A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 109 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (68 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:52:32 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.3801 East, latitude -5.3337 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/01/17 / 2017-01-21 01:52:32 / January 21, 2017 @ 1:52 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007ukd. Unique identifier: us10007ukd. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. 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 ten and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 109 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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