A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Alotau in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us7000388e. Event ids that are associated: us7000388e. The temblor was picked up at 09:26:37 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/04/19 / 2019-04-17 23:26:37 / April 17, 2019 @ 11:26 pm. A tsunami warning has been issued near Alotau in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.03 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 150.8623 East, latitude -9.5984 South, depth = 10.03 km.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alotau (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Alotau (c. 10 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 94 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea.
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