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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:24:14 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-6.9200, 154.4000
Depth
88.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:24:14 GMT. Depth: 88km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

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

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.188 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090830_0000079
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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