A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 140 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (87 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:40:05 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121.33 km (75 miles). Unique identifier: us2000d2kz. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d2kz. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 151.3959 East, latitude -5.2723 South, depth = 121.33 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 11:40:05 / February 15, 2018 @ 11:40 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 140 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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