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Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - D'Entrecasteaux Islands Region on Monday, 17 November 2014

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - D\'Entrecasteaux Islands Region on Monday, 17 November 2014

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - D\'Entrecasteaux Islands Region on Monday, 17 November 2014
Nov 17 02:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9.
Date & time: lundi, 17 novembre 2014 01:05 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.6°S / 155.14°E (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Nearest volcano: Simbo (217 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4.5*10^13 J (12.4 GWh / 10676 tons of TNT / 0.7 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Mon, 17 Nov 2014
Mon, 17 Nov 01:05 UTCM 5.9 / 20 km D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGIONEMSC
Mon, 17 Nov 01:05 UTCM 6.0D'entrecasteaux Islands Region, PNGGeoAu
Mon, 17 Nov 01:06 UTCM 6.1 / 25.2 km245km SW of Gizo, Solomon IslandsUSGS

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