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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 28 February 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 28 February 2018

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.3 quake: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on Sun, 25 Feb 17h44, which had occurred 2 days earlier.
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Date & time: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 02:45 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.16°S / 142.44°E (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Nearest volcano: Bosavi (66 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1.3*10^14 J (35 GWh / 30089 tons of TNT / 1.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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