Terremoto moderato mag. 5.2 - Solomon Sea, 273 km a est da Lae, Morobe Province, Papua Nuova Guinea, sabato, 06 marzo 2021 -

Terremoto moderato mag. 5.2 - Solomon Sea, 273 km a est da Lae, Morobe Province, Papua Nuova Guinea, sabato, 06 marzo 2021

Terremoto moderato magnitudine 5.2 at 58 km depth

6 Mar 20:45 UTC: Primo a segnalare: BMKG dopo 9 minuti.
Update Sat, 6 Mar 2021, 20:51
Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.2 just reported 117 km south of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
5.2 quake 7 Mar 6:36 am (GMT +10)
5.2 quake 7 Mar 6:36 am (GMT +10)
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 15 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 58 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday 7 March 2021 at 6:36 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kandrian (pop. 1000) located 117 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Data & ora: 6 Mar 2021 20:36:19 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: domenica, 7 mar 2021 06:36 (GMT +10)
Magnitudine: 5.2
Profondità: 58.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 7.25°S / 149.41°E (Solomon Sea, Papua Nuova Guinea)
Vulcano più vicino: Garbuna (212 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
117 km S da Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> Vedi sismi vicini
205 km SSO da Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
213 km NE da Popondetta (Sohe) (pop: 28,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
273 km ESE da Lae (pop: 76,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
297 km E da Wau (pop: 14,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
306 km E da Bulolo (pop: 16,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
351 km NE da Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
452 km SO da Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
460 km ESE da Madang (pop: 27,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
463 km ESE da Goroka (pop: 18,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
225 km SO da New Britain Island (pop: 513,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Heavy Intensity Rain 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from NW
Fonte dati primaria: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
5.258 kmNew Britain Region, P.N.G., Papua New GuineaBMKG
5.410 kmNew Britain Region, P.N.G., Papua New GuineaGFZ
5.320 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G., Papua New GuineaEMSC
5.319 km114 Km S of Kandrian, Papua New GuineaUSGS
5.031 kmNew Britain Region, P.N.G., Papua New GuineaGeoAu

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