A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 126 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (78 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.366 East, latitude -5.5793 South, depth = 183.46 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:02:38 / 10:02 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000aspq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aspq. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 183.46 km (114 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/17 / 2017-10-16 12:02:38 / October 16, 2017 @ 12:02 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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