A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 197 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (122 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 146.1843° East, -3.4328° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 22:38:55 / January 30, 2020 @ 10:38 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:38:55 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us60007kv1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007kv1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 197 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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