A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was detected at 09:59:41 / 9:59 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us60005l5f. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005l5f. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 147.27 km (92 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/09/19 / 2019-09-19 23:59:41 / September 19, 2019 @ 11:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 151.6061° East, -4.9819° South, depth 147.27 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 100 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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