A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (100 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 146.4632 East, latitude -3.2384 South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j56c. Unique identifier: us2000j56c. The temblor was reported at 02:53:15 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 16:53:15 / January 17, 2019 @ 4:53 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 161 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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