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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. on Saturday, 9 May 2015

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. on Saturday, 9 May 2015
May 9 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 67.0 to 60.0 km.
Date & time: Sat, 9 May 03:27:31 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.66°S / 152.39°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Ulawun (133 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 2.8*10^12 J (783 MWh / 674 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 9 May 2015
Sat, 9 May 03:27 UTCM 5.2 / 49.8 km146km S of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaUSGS
Sat, 9 May 03:27 UTCM 5.2 / 10 kmNew Britain Region, P.N.G.GFZ

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 9 May 05:00 UTCM 5.1 / 67 km - [info]New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Sat, 9 May 09:42 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 9 May 11:14 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 9 May 12:38 UTCM 4.6 / 30 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 10 May 2015
Sun, 10 May 18:28 UTCM 4.8 / 53 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 10 May 22:52 UTCM 4.8 / 32 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 12 May 2015
Tue, 12 May 18:03 UTCM 5.0 / 65.7 km - [info]120km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 14 May 2015
Thu, 14 May 10:43 UTCM 4.9 / 54 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 14 May 23:54 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 15 May 2015
Fri, 15 May 21:11 UTCM 4.9 / 47 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 17 May 2015
Sun, 17 May 15:54 UTCM 4.7 / 58 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 May 2015
Mon, 18 May 20:42 UTCM 5.0 / 47.5 km - [info]121km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 19 May 2015
Tue, 19 May 02:24 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 19 May 11:10 UTCM 4.8 / 30 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 19 May 13:08 UTCM 4.7 / 22.6 km - [info]176km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 19 May 15:18 UTCM 5.0 / 20 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 23 May 2015
Sat, 23 May 11:53 UTCM 4.6 / 50.8 km - [info]116km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 23 May 19:28 UTCM 5.8 / 65 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 24 May 2015
Sun, 24 May 13:30 UTCM 4.6 / 144 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 May 2015
Sat, 30 May 05:19 UTCM 4.8 / 53.4 km - [info]160km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 6 Jun 2015
Sat, 6 Jun 22:26 UTCM 4.8 / 30 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 12 Jun 2015
Fri, 12 Jun 16:39 UTCM 4.9 / 56 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 12 Jun 16:44 UTCM 5.0 / 75 km - [info]New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Fri, 12 Jun 17:30 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 12 Jun 17:39 UTCM 4.7 / 56 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 13 Jun 2015
Sat, 13 Jun 15:07 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 13 Jun 15:23 UTCM 4.4 / 35 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 15 Jun 2015
Mon, 15 Jun 15:45 UTCM 4.4 / 54 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 27 Jun 2015
Sat, 27 Jun 12:24 UTCM 5.0 / 62 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 27 Jun 15:00 UTCM 4.7 / 30.2 km - [info]- 97km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 27 Jun 16:21 UTCM 5.0 / 54 km - [info] NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 27 Jun 21:30 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info]- 119km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
Tue, 30 Jun 03:39 UTCM 6.0 / 48 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
Tue, 7 Jul 00:43 UTCM 4.7 / 111 km - [info] NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 7 Jul 07:53 UTCM 5.1 / 33 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 7 Jul 16:41 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 11 Jul 2015
Sat, 11 Jul 01:53 UTCM 5.3 / 67 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 11 Jul 03:03 UTCM 4.9 / 40.1 km - [info]- 93km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
Fri, 17 Jul 19:39 UTCM 5.2 / 51 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 19 Jul 2015
Sun, 19 Jul 05:48 UTCM 4.7 / 47.8 km - [info]- 55km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 1 Aug 2015
Sat, 1 Aug 16:05 UTCM 4.5 / 29 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Mon, 3 Aug 2015
Mon, 3 Aug 16:41 UTCM 5.2 / 59 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 10 Aug 2015
Mon, 10 Aug 12:00 UTCM 4.9 / 55 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 10 Aug 23:53 UTCM 5.2 / 26 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 16 Aug 2015
Sun, 16 Aug 21:05 UTCM 5.2 / 70 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 20 Aug 2015
Thu, 20 Aug 12:17 UTCM 4.6 / 30 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 2 Sep 2015
Wed, 2 Sep 14:59 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 2 Sep 17:32 UTCM 4.8 / 66.4 km - [info]- 154km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Wed, 16 Sep 14:03 UTCM 6.0 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 16 Sep 15:22 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ

 

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