A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 136 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (85 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000c14u. Unique identifier: us1000c14u. The temblor was detected at 02:36:22 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/01/18 / 2018-01-05 16:36:22 / January 5, 2018 @ 4:36 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 169.74 km (105 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.023 East, latitude -5.491 South, depth = 169.74 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Lae in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-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. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 136 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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