A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (94 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.62 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 151.7009° East, latitude -5.6117° South, depth = 45.62 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/18 / 2018-12-29 15:34:36 / December 29, 2018 @ 3:34 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000iyy3. Unique identifier: us2000iyy3. The temblor was picked up at 01:34:36 / 1:34 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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