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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 95 km northwest of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 9:09 pm (GMT +10) -

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

30 Nov 11:48 UTC: First to report: USGS after 39 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2021 11:09:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 9:09 pm (GMT +10)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	3.8582°S / 151.5681°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)
Antipode	3.858°N / 28.432°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tavui (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	76 km (47 mi) WNW of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NW of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) SSE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 246 km (153 mi) NE of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 344 km (214 mi) NE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 793 km (493 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 227 km (141 mi) NNE of New Britain Island (pop: 513,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 29.5°C (85 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.0	10 km	76 Km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	USGS
5.0	10 km	Papua New Guinea: NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.	EMSC
5.0	10 km	Papua New Guinea: New Ireland Region, P.N.G.	RaspberryShake

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Seismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 786 km / 488 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Port Moresby, New Guinea: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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