A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 153 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (95 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 06:26:09 / September 18, 2019 @ 6:26 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.19 km (57 miles). Event id: us70005hsh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005hsh. A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:26:09 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 154.2007° East, latitude -6.8469° South, depth = 92.19 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 153 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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