A major earthquake magnitude 7.4 (mg/mb) has striked on Tuesday, 133 kilometers (83 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 11:44:07 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 63.06 km (39 miles). Global time of event 05/05/15 / 2015-05-05 01:44:07 / May 5, 2015 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 151.9151 East, latitude -5.5034 South, depth 63.06 km, unique identifier, us20002bnf.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 134 km (83 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 148 km (92 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo.
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