A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 206 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (128 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.5612 East, latitude -6.276 South, depth = 30.43 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/01/20 / 2020-01-27 19:13:25 / January 27, 2020 @ 7:13 pm. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:13:25 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.43 km (19 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us60007hgz. Unique identifier: us60007hgz.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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