A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 120 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/08/18 / 2018-08-22 20:58:46 / August 22, 2018 @ 8:58 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:58:46 / 6:58 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000gfqf. Event ids that are associated: us1000gfqf. Exact location of event, longitude 152.0616 East, latitude -5.4263 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 120 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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