Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 59 km southeast of Latangai Island, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, 28 April 2018 at 01:48 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 94 km depth
Date & time: 28 Apr 2018 01:48:21 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 94.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.57°S / 153.36°E

Nearest volcano: Ambitle (63 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
124 km (77 mi) E of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) ESE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
305 km (190 mi) NW of Panguna (pop: 2,920) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) NW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) NW of Buin (pop: 750) --> See nearby quakes!
361 km (224 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
373 km (232 mi) ENE of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
550 km (342 mi) NW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) --> See nearby quakes!
876 km (544 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) SE of New Ireland Island (pop: 194,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.9 | 94 km | New Ireland Region, P.N.G. | GFZ |
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Butuwin, Kokopo (127.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : 3 x weak pulse of shaking. (reported through our app)
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