A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 250 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (155 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000cqzc. Event ids that are associated: us2000cqzc. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 07:29:26 / January 28, 2018 @ 7:29 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 148.8128° East, -3.7162° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:29:26 / 5:29 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 250 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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