A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 131 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (81 miles) on Sunday. Global time and date of event 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 02:47:35 / May 20, 2018 @ 2:47 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:47:35 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 151.3266° East, latitude -5.6128° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us1000e8u3. Event ids that are associated: us1000e8u3.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 131 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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