A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 130 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (81 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/18 / 2018-10-12 02:52:07 / October 12, 2018 @ 2:52 am. Unique identifier: us1000hax9. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hax9. The temblor was picked up at 12:52:07 / 12:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.0612 East, latitude -6.2956 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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 three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 130 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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