A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes New Britain region, Papua New Guinea (0 miles) on Saturday. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:15:21 / 6:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.0909 East, latitude -6.1944 South, depth = 47.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/07/18 / 2018-07-28 18:15:21 / July 28, 2018 @ 6:15 pm. Event id: us2000gg92. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000gg92. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.6 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, 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 have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: New Britain region, Papua New Guinea.
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