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Earthquake BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:09:33 GMT

Time13 years ago
Location
-6.8100, 154.5900
Depth
49.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G., at Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:09:33 GMT. Depth: 49km. 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
EMSCPrimary5.049 km13 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20120817_0000058
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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