A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 152.1649 East, latitude -5.4485 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/19 / 2019-12-18 22:10:58 / December 18, 2019 @ 10:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:10:58 / 8:10 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us70006n78. Unique identifier: us70006n78.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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