A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 96 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (60 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/05/19 / 2019-05-20 01:15:48 / May 20, 2019 @ 1:15 am. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:15:48 / 11:15 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70003ndj. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003ndj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 154.7092° East, -6.7076° South, depth 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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 fourty-three 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.
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