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Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:47:05 GMT

Time17 years ago
Location
-4.8500, 153.0100
Depth
71.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G., at Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:47:05 GMT. Depth: 71km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

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

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.171 km17 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090108_0000084
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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