A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (85 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 15:23:41 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.91 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 9.91 km, 152.0224° East, -5.564° South. Event id: us2000ivrb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ivrb. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/18 / 2018-12-21 05:23:41 / December 21, 2018 @ 5:23 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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