A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 185 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (115 miles). Exact location of event, depth 22.63 km, 153.8376° East, -6.0237° South. A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 22.63 km (14 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000cyzy. Event ids that are associated: us2000cyzy. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/18 / 2018-02-08 18:33:31 / February 8, 2018 @ 6:33 pm. The temblor was picked up at 04:33:31 / 4:33 am (local time epicenter).
Every 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. 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-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 185 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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