A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 114 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 09:36:26 / May 19, 2018 @ 9:36 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Madang in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e8i4. Id of event: us1000e8i4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58.12 km (36 miles). Exact location, longitude 144.8576° East, latitude -4.7869° South, depth = 58.12 km. The temblor was reported at 19:36:26 / 7:36 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 114 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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