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Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 14.0 km.
Date & time: Tue, 30 Apr 21:01:02 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.37°S / 148.56°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Managlase (25 km)
Primary data source: BMKG
Estimated released energy: 3.5*10^11 J (98.6 MWh / 84.8 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 30 Apr 2019
Tue, 30 Apr 21:01 UTCM 4.9 / 10 kmEastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. (Papua New Guinea)EMSC
Tue, 30 Apr 21:01 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km100km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New GuineaUSGS

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