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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on Saturday, 13 April 2019

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on Saturday, 13 April 2019
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 71.4 to 66.0 km.
Date & time: Saturday, 13 April 2019 11:37 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 66.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.928°S / 151.488°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Ulawun (44 km)
Primary data source: GeoAu
Estimated released energy: 2*10^12 J (554 MWh / 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 13 Apr 2019
Sat, 13 Apr 11:37 UTCM 4.8 / 57.4 km99km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaUSGS

"I felt it" reports:
St Mary's Hospital-Vunapope, Kokopo, East New Bri / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
(97.1 km NE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)

 

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