A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 113 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (70 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Panguna in Papua New Guinea (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. Event id: us700097k4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700097k4. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/04/20 / 2020-04-25 02:55:19 / April 25, 2020 @ 2:55 am. Exact location of event, longitude 154.4903 East, latitude -6.5695 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 12:55:19 / 12:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 113 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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