Leve terremoto magnitud 4.8 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea, miércoles, 03 nov. 1993

Leve terremoto magnitud 4.8 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea, miércoles, 03 nov. 1993

Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 24 km depth

Fecha & hora: 3 Nov 1993 12:04:10 UTC
Magnitud: 4.8
Profundidad: 24.2 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 5.83°S / 146.166°E (Papúa Nueva Guinea)
Volcán mas cercano: Bagabag (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
61 km al NNE de Kainantu (pop: 8,510) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
80 km al SSE de Madang (pop: 27,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
91 km al ENE de Goroka (pop: 18,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
134 km al E de Kundiawa (pop: 9,380) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
135 km al NO de Lae (pop: 76,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
162 km al NNO de Bulolo (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
178 km al NNO de Wau (pop: 14,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
214 km al E de Mt Hagen (Dei District) (pop: 33,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
280 km al E de Mendi (pop: 26,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
420 km al NNO de Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 4.824 kmeastern New Guinea region, Papua New GuineaUSGS
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