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Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. on Thursday, 9 March 2017

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. on Thursday, 9 March 2017
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 77.0 to 80.0 km.
Date & time: Thu, 9 Mar 13:35:18 UTC
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 80.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.04°S / 154.99°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Tore (104 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1*10^12 J (278 MWh / 239 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
Thu, 9 Mar 13:35 UTCM 4.8 / 77.1 km- 149km NNW of Arawa, Papua New GuineaUSGS

"I felt it" reports:
96744 / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 10 Mar 2017
Fri, 10 Mar 06:15 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]- 175km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 15 Mar 2017
Wed, 15 Mar 05:35 UTCM 4.8 / 42.2 km - [info]- 157km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 25 Mar 2017
Sat, 25 Mar 08:43 UTCM 4.7 / 258 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 7 Apr 2017
Fri, 7 Apr 03:23 UTCM 4.6 / 58 km - [info] NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
Wed, 12 Apr 02:12 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 174km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 16 Apr 2017
Sun, 16 Apr 19:55 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Apr 2017
Fri, 21 Apr 10:34 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 22 Apr 2017
Sat, 22 Apr 17:55 UTCM 4.8 / 51.8 km - [info]- 73km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 8 May 2017
Mon, 8 May 09:59 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 19 May 2017
Fri, 19 May 18:14 UTCM 5.0 / 135 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 22 May 2017
Mon, 22 May 00:19 UTCM 5.0 / 107 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Sat, 17 Jun 01:21 UTCM 4.8 / 89 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Jun 15:13 UTCM 4.7 / 10.7 km - [info]- 176km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
Thu, 29 Jun 12:42 UTCM 5.4 / 62 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 8 Jul 2017
Sat, 8 Jul 11:30 UTCM 4.4 / 58.9 km - [info]- 149km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
Thu, 13 Jul 03:36 UTCM 6.3 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 13 Jul 04:02 UTCM 4.8 / 11.2 km - [info]- 47km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 23 Jul 2017
Sun, 23 Jul 23:26 UTCM 4.8 / 169.9 km - [info]- 90km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 1 Aug 2017
Tue, 1 Aug 08:54 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Sat, 12 Aug 20:30 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Sun, 13 Aug 01:12 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]- 158km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Fri, 18 Aug 12:54 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info]- 122km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 20 Aug 2017
Sun, 20 Aug 19:54 UTCM 4.5 / 84.4 km - [info]- 102km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Thu, 21 Sep 17:43 UTCM 5.2 / 56 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Mon, 25 Sep 09:42 UTCM 5.0 / 101 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 25 Nov 20:03 UTCM 4.9 / 127 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 27 Nov 2017
Mon, 27 Nov 07:11 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 17 Dec 2017
Sun, 17 Dec 18:58 UTCM 5.0 / 180 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 21 Dec 2017
Thu, 21 Dec 04:37 UTCM 4.5 / 47.1 km - [info]- 91km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 27 Dec 2017
Wed, 27 Dec 16:33 UTCM 5.0 / 112 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ

 

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