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Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:10:00 GMT

Time17 years ago
Location
-7.2500, 147.7500
Depth
60.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G., at Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:10:00 GMT. Depth: 60km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.160 km17 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20081217_0000053
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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