A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 165 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea (103 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.83 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:52:10 / 8:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000cif9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000cif9. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 22:52:10 / January 26, 2018 @ 10:52 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.3592 East, latitude -3.8345 South, depth = 21.83 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 165 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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