A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (112 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.7411° East, -5.9256° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 02:32:24 / May 13, 2018 @ 2:32 am. Id of earthquake: us1000e3x1. Event ids that are associated: us1000e3x1. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:32:24 / 12:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe 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 four and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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