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Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 140km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 140km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Date & time: Wed, 8 Aug 01:12:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2018-08-08 11:12:16 +10:00
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.5221°S / 151.7805°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Bamus (71 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 17 Aug 2018
Fri, 17 Aug 02:51 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 18 Aug 2018
Sat, 18 Aug 21:52 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 19 Aug 2018
Sun, 19 Aug 06:21 UTCM 5.0 / 58 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 Aug 2018
Wed, 22 Aug 20:58 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 26 Aug 2018
Sun, 26 Aug 05:43 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
Tue, 11 Sep 04:40 UTCM 4.6 / 64.3 km - [info]- 141km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
Thu, 20 Sep 07:05 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 28 Sep 2018
Fri, 28 Sep 16:47 UTCM 4.6 / 60 km - [info]- 146km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 6 Oct 2018
Sat, 6 Oct 16:22 UTCM 5.1 / 120 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
Wed, 10 Oct 20:45 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 10 Oct 20:48 UTCM 6.8 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 10 Oct 20:59 UTCM 5.2 / 52.8 km - [info]New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Wed, 10 Oct 21:13 UTCM 6.0 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 10 Oct 22:00 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
Thu, 11 Oct 03:15 UTCM 4.7 / 64.2 km - [info]- 150km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 11 Oct 11:10 UTCM 4.8 / 44 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 12 Oct 2018
Fri, 12 Oct 02:52 UTCM 5.4 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 12 Oct 12:06 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]- 115km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Mon, 15 Oct 19:36 UTCM 5.2 / 73 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 15 Oct 19:40 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]- 139km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Thu, 18 Oct 20:25 UTCM 4.9 / 153 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Fri, 19 Oct 18:52 UTCM 4.5 / 58.4 km - [info]- 194km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 21 Oct 2018
Sun, 21 Oct 12:29 UTCM 5.0 / 95.9 km - [info]- 30km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Mon, 22 Oct 00:53 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Wed, 24 Oct 06:57 UTCM 5.0 / 91 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Thu, 25 Oct 06:22 UTCM 4.8 / 35 km - [info]- 110km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 27 Oct 2018
Sat, 27 Oct 05:17 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 28 Oct 2018
Sun, 28 Oct 00:37 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 1 Nov 2018
Thu, 1 Nov 20:30 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]- 102km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 2 Nov 2018
Fri, 2 Nov 13:18 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 10 Nov 2018
Sat, 10 Nov 08:02 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Tue, 20 Nov 00:55 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Wed, 21 Nov 23:00 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 93km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Wed, 12 Dec 04:59 UTCM 4.9 / 66 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 15 Dec 2018
Sat, 15 Dec 20:43 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]- 150km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Mon, 17 Dec 11:14 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 17 Dec 17:23 UTCM 5.2 / 95 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 21 Dec 00:50 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info]- 81km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 21 Dec 05:23 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 06:17 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]- 131km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 21 Dec 06:33 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 07:28 UTCM 5.0 / 40 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 21 Dec 08:30 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 21 Dec 12:26 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]New Britain 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
Mon, 24 Dec 2018
Mon, 24 Dec 21:43 UTCM 4.7 / 109 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 27 Dec 2018
Thu, 27 Dec 02:20 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 29 Dec 2018
Sat, 29 Dec 15:34 UTCM 5.3 / 68 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ

 

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