A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Taron in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 06:43:04 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/11/18 / 2018-11-28 20:43:04 / November 28, 2018 @ 8:43 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 153.017° East, -4.3018° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hxl7. Unique identifier: us1000hxl7.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rabaul, Kokopo. Epicenter of the earthquake was 84 km (52 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km N of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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