A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/09/18 / 2018-09-27 15:53:33 / September 27, 2018 @ 3:53 pm. Exact location, longitude 154.7537° East, latitude -5.9243° South, depth = 171.04 km. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:53:33 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000h3a7. Event ids that are associated: us1000h3a7. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 171.04 km (106 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arawa. Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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