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M5.7 earthquake - 168km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea, Thursday, 15 November 2012 at 08:21 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 168km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 15 November 2012

Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 168km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 15 November 2012
Date & time: Thursday, 15 November 2012 08:21 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:21
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.2503°S / 148.176°E (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Nearest volcano: unnamed submarine (50 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.2*10^13 J (6.22 GWh / 5351 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Thu, 15 Nov 2012
Thu, 15 Nov 08:21 UTCM 5.9 / 3 kmBISMARCK SEAEMSC
Thu, 15 Nov 08:21 UTCM 5.9 / 10 kmBismarck SeaGFZ
Thu, 15 Nov 08:21 UTCM 5.5 / 42 kmBismarck Sea, PNGGeoAu
Thu, 15 Nov 08:21 UTCM 5.5 / 48 kmBismarck SeaBMKG

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