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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:16 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-6.7400, 154.6300
Depth
48.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:16 GMT. Depth: 48km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.4
mb
Map of BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.448 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090818_0000086
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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