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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
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
Thu, 8 Mar
Thu, 8 Mar 21:56 UTCM 4.7 / 48.4 km - [info] (42 km)- 38km NE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 8 Mar 22:27 UTCM 4.9 / 68 km - [info] (81 km)NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 9 Mar
Fri, 9 Mar 11:06 UTCM 5.8 / 40 km - [info] (52 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 10 Mar
Sat, 10 Mar 13:27 UTCM 4.9 / 57 km - [info] (58 km)NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 11 Mar
Sun, 11 Mar 15:09 UTCM 4.6 / 148.6 km - [info]Rabaul (Tavurvur) (17 km) - New Britain, Papua New Guinea- 13km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 29 Mar
Thu, 29 Mar 19:10 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (95 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 29 Mar 21:50 UTCM 5.1 / 111 km - [info] (77 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 17 Apr
Tue, 17 Apr 14:24 UTCM 4.9 / 156 km - [info]Bamus (10 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 25 Apr
Wed, 25 Apr 15:29 UTCM 4.7 / 385.7 km - [info] (111 km)- 141km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 28 Apr
Sat, 28 Apr 01:48 UTCM 4.9 / 94 km - [info] (63 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Butuwin, Kokopo (127.2 km WNW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): 3 x weak pulse of shaking. (via app)
Thu, 3 May
Thu, 3 May 17:37 UTCM 4.6 / 195 km - [info] (31 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 27 May
Sun, 27 May 03:50 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info] (134 km)- 108km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 29 May
Tue, 29 May 02:40 UTCM 4.6 / 21.5 km - [info] (144 km)- 98km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 31 May
Thu, 31 May 11:24 UTCM 4.7 / 52 km - [info] (104 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 2 Jun
Sat, 2 Jun 21:17 UTCM 4.8 / 60 km - [info] (89 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 4 Jun
Mon, 4 Jun 16:06 UTCM 4.7 / 35 km - [info] (135 km)- 103km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 7 Jun
Thu, 7 Jun 13:15 UTCM 4.8 / 179 km - [info] (65 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 4 Jul
Wed, 4 Jul 11:43 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (55 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 22 Jul
Sun, 22 Jul 11:16 UTCM 4.5 / 66 km - [info] (95 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 6 Aug
Mon, 6 Aug 18:24 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (108 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 18 Aug
Sat, 18 Aug 00:47 UTCM 4.8 / 61 km - [info] (60 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 18 Aug 21:52 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (82 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 19 Aug
Sun, 19 Aug 06:21 UTCM 5.0 / 58 km - [info] (73 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 Aug
Wed, 22 Aug 20:58 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info] (91 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 26 Aug
Sun, 26 Aug 05:43 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (78 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Walindi Plantation (251.8 km WSW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Wed, 12 Sep
Wed, 12 Sep 22:32 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (85 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 10 Oct
Wed, 10 Oct 22:00 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km - [info]Rabaul (Tavurvur) (16 km) - New Britain, Papua New GuineaNew Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Biłgoraj / not felt
Thu, 18 Oct
Thu, 18 Oct 20:25 UTCM 4.9 / 153 km - [info] (56 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 21 Oct
Sun, 21 Oct 12:29 UTCM 5.0 / 95.9 km - [info] (40 km)- 30km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 25 Oct
Thu, 25 Oct 23:47 UTCM 4.7 / 52.2 km - [info]- 61km ESE of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 30 Oct
Tue, 30 Oct 12:52 UTCM 4.8 / 212 km - [info]Rabaul (Tavurvur) (27 km) - New Britain, Papua New GuineaNew Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 21 Nov
Wed, 21 Nov 23:00 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 93km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 28 Nov
Wed, 28 Nov 20:43 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (74 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 12 Dec
Wed, 12 Dec 04:59 UTCM 4.9 / 66 km - [info] (86 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC

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