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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:36:58 GMT

Time17 years ago
Location
-7.5600, 154.7900
Depth
37.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:36:58 GMT. Depth: 37km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.137 km17 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20080815_0000027
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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