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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:21:07 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-6.6400, 154.6100
Depth
60.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:21:07 GMT. Depth: 60km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.2
mb
Map of BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.260 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090817_0000072
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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