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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 19 July 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 19 July 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 19 July 2018
Jul 19 18:37: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9.
Jul 19 18:55: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 54.0 km.
Date & time: Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:30 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.19°S / 148.72°E (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Nearest volcano: Langila (81 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 6.3*10^13 J (17.5 GWh / 15080 tons of TNT / 0.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Thu, 19 Jul 2018
Thu, 19 Jul 18:30 UTCM 6.0 / 31.2 km- 95km W of Kandrian, Papua New GuineaUSGS

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