A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 168 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (104 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude 152.385 East, latitude -10.5339 South, depth = 31.83 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 31.83 km (20 miles). Event id: us70005hvv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005hvv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 14:46:24 / September 18, 2019 @ 2:46 pm. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:46:24 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 168 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea.
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