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Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:27:34 GMT

Time9 years ago
Location
-5.7500, 153.6200
Depth
20.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G., at Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:27:34 GMT. Depth: 20km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

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

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.120 km9 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20161221_0000097
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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