Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 12 km northeast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, 11 March 2018 at 15:09 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 34 km southeast of Latangai Island, Papua New Guinea, 8 March 2018 17:39 GMT, which had occurred 3 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 149 km depth
Date & time: 11 Mar 2018 15:09:05 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 148.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.283°S / 152.3588°E
(Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Rabaul (Tavurvur) (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
12 km (7 mi) NE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ESE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (176 mi) ENE of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) NE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
414 km (257 mi) WNW of Panguna (pop: 2,920) --> See nearby quakes!
416 km (258 mi) WNW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
460 km (286 mi) NW of Buin (pop: 750) --> See nearby quakes!
815 km (506 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) SSE of New Ireland Island (pop: 194,100) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (149 mi) NE of New Britain Island (pop: 513,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 149 km | - 13km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Kokopo butuwin (13.5 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : 4 weak pulse of shaking. (reported through our app)
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