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Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:59:26 GMT

Time9 years ago
Location
-5.6500, 153.6800
Depth
10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G., at Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:59:26 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.0
mb
Map of NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
Source
NEIC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary5.010 km9 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_NEIC_20161222_0000005
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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