A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 119 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (74 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.93 km (38 miles). Unique identifier: us70006t13. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006t13. A tsunami warning has been issued near Taron in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:28:22 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 152.5337° East, latitude -5.4233° South, depth = 61.93 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 00:28:22 / January 1, 2020 @ 12:28 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 119 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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