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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:33 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-5.7900, 154.0000
Depth
28.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:33 GMT. Depth: 28km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.3
mb
Map of BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.328 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090415_0000082
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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