A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 107 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (66 miles). Id of earthquake: us60009el9. Event ids that are associated: us60009el9. Global time and date of event 29/04/20 / 2020-04-29 10:23:16 / April 29, 2020 @ 10:23 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.5129 East, latitude -5.2952 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was reported at 20:23:16 / 8:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-three 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 107 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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