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Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:25:12 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-5.8600, 150.9700
Depth
40.0 KM

Event Summary

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G., at Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:25:12 GMT. Depth: 40km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this strong quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw.

Magnitude
6.8
mw
Map of NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary6.840 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20061017_0000036
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemw

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