A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. Exact location, longitude 155.5371° East, latitude -7.0321° South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 01:51:15 / May 27, 2024 @ 1:51 am. The temblor was detected at 01:51:15 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n16u. Id of event: us6000n16u.
Epicenter of the event was 91 km (57 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 79 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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