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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Admiralty Islands Region, P.N.G. on Monday, 25 July 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Admiralty Islands Region, P.N.G. on Monday, 25 July 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Admiralty Islands Region, P.N.G. on Monday, 25 July 2016
Jul 25 19:45: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.2.
Jul 25 19:47: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Jul 25 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.4.
Date & time: Mon, 25 Jul 19:38:45 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.98°S / 148.03°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: unnamed submarine (45 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.5*10^14 J (69.8 GWh / 60036 tons of TNT / 3.8 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Mon, 25 Jul 19:38 UTCM 6.4 / 7.3 km- 128km SE of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaUSGS
Mon, 25 Jul 19:38 UTCM 6.3 / 10 km ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, P.N.G.EMSC

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
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Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 25 Jan 13:07 UTCM 4.6 / 17 km - [info]Bismarck Sea[Map]GFZ
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
Thu, 13 Apr 00:23 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] BISMARCK SEA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 6 Jun 2017
Tue, 6 Jun 23:54 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Bismarck Sea[Map]GFZ
Fri, 16 Jun 2017
Fri, 16 Jun 06:17 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 121km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS

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