A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 134 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (83 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70003c1n. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003c1n. Exact location of event, depth 108.52 km, 151.4926° East, -5.2919° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.52 km (67 miles). Global time and date of event 25/04/19 / 2019-04-25 16:45:49 / April 25, 2019 @ 4:45 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 02:45:49 / 2:45 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 134 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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