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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:33:00 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-6.7200, 155.1600
Depth
40.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:33:00 GMT. Depth: 40km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.0
mb
Map of BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.040 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090331_0000054
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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