A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 125 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33.02 km (21 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 15:13:57 / February 17, 2018 @ 3:13 pm. The temblor was reported at 01:13:57 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d3va. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d3va. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.3482 East, latitude -6.3576 South, depth = 33.02 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna 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 two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 125 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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