A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 100 km WNW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (62 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009d5p. Id of event: us60009d5p. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/04/20 / 2020-04-27 08:40:38 / April 27, 2020 @ 8:40 am. A tsunami warning has been issued near Namatanai in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:40:38 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.6175° East, -3.276° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 100 km WNW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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