A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (88 miles) on Friday. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:09:06 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000jbwc. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jbwc. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 15:09:06 / January 17, 2019 @ 3:09 pm. Exact location, longitude 146.5888° East, latitude -3.1026° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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 seventeen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days fourty-four 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 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: 141 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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