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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 8 March 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 8 March 2018

Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 8 March 2018
Date & time: Thu, 8 Mar 17:39:54 UTC
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.44°S / 153.18°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Ambitle (66 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Londolovit (157.6 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(326.9 km ESE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
(115.5 km WNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking) (via app)
(104.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
Wed, 10 Oct 22:00 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Wed, 12 Dec 04:59 UTCM 4.9 / 66 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 16 Dec 2018
Sun, 16 Dec 12:21 UTCM 5.0 / 57 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Mon, 17 Dec 11:14 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Fri, 21 Dec 00:50 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info]- 81km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 21 Dec 12:26 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 23:12 UTCM 4.7 / 371 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 22 Dec 2018
Sat, 22 Dec 07:36 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 99km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 6 Jan 2019
Sun, 6 Jan 07:29 UTCM 5.4 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Tue, 19 Feb 05:23 UTCM 5.0 / 50.6 km - [info]65km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Mon, 25 Feb 05:01 UTCM 5.0 / 159 km - [info]NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea)[Map]EMSC
Sat, 9 Mar 2019
Sat, 9 Mar 13:29 UTCM 4.7 / 267 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea)[Map]BMKG

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