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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 7 November 2014

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 7 November 2014

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 7 November 2014
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 70.0 to 53.0 km.
Date & time: Friday, 7 November 2014 03:33 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 53.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.03°S / 148.19°E (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Nearest volcano: Ritter Island (66 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 5*10^14 J (139 GWh / 1.2*10^5 tons of TNT / 7.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
Fri, 7 Nov 03:33 UTCM 6.6 / 50 km NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.EMSC
Fri, 7 Nov 03:33 UTCM 6.6 / 43.2 km72km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New GuineaUSGS
Fri, 7 Nov 03:33 UTCM 6.6 / 72 kmNew Britain Region, PNGGeoAu

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147 Wayne Street Staten Island,NY 10310 / MMI IX (Violent shaking): Very light shaking of the 2 story building. At exactly 10:00

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