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Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:15:12 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-5.5700, 149.5700
Depth
178.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G., at Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:15:12 GMT. Depth: 178km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.3
mb
Map of NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.3178 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20060908_0000040
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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