A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (mg/mb) was reported Tuesday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Taron in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 18:14:36 / 6:14 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 54.91 km (34 miles). Global time of event 21/04/15 / 2015-04-21 08:14:36 / April 21, 2015 @ 8:14 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 152.6192 East, latitude -5.0001 South, depth 54.91 km, unique identifier, us200029uy.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo.
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