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Terremoto moderato mag. 4.9 - 82 km a sud ovest da Kimbe, Papua Nuova Guinea, sabato, 9 lug 2022 23:58 (GMT +10) -

Terremoto moderato magnitudine 4.9 a 10 km di profondità

9 Jul 14:16 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 18 minuti.
9 Jul 14:19: Ora utilizzando nuova fonte di dati: USGS

Update Sat, 9 Jul 2022, 14:24

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Kimbe, Talasea District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

4.9 quake 9 Jul 11:58 pm (GMT +10)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred late at night on Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at 11:58 pm local time near Kimbe, Talasea District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.9, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.9.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Kandrian (pop. 1000) located 25 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kimbe (pop. 18,800) located 82 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Dettagli del sismo

Data e ora	9 Jul 2022 13:58:14 UTC -
Ora locale all'epicentro	sabato, 9 lug 2022 23:58 (GMT +10)
Status	Confermato
Magnitudine	4.9
Prof.	10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine	6.1907°S / 149.7727°E (Provincia della Nuova Britannia Ovest, Papua Nuova Guinea)
Antipode	6.191°N / 30.227°W
Intensità di scuotimento	Scuotimento moderato vicino all'epicentro
Sentito	0 rapporti
Fonte dati primaria	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Vulcano più vicino	Garbuna (87 km / 54 mi)
Luoghi vicini	25 km E da Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 82 km SSO da Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 313 km E da Lae (Morobe) (pop: 76,300) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 333 km NNE da Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 344 km SO da Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 361 km ENE da Wau (Morobe) (pop: 14,600) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 364 km ENE da Bulolo (Morobe) (pop: 16,000) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze 466 km NE da Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) \| Mappa \| Sismi nelle vicinanze
Meteo all'epicentro al momento del sismo	Overcast Clouds 22.7°C (73 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Energia sismica rilasciata stimata	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 MWh, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Prof.	Ubicazione	Fonte
4.9	10 km	Papua New Guinea: New Britain Region, P.N.G.	USGS
4.9	10 km	Papua New Guinea: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.	EMSC
5.0	10 km	24 Km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea	GFZ
4.9	10 km	Papua New Guinea: New Britain Region, P.N.G.	RaspberryShake
5.1	46 km	Papua New Guinea: New Britain Region, P.N.G.	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 459 km / 285 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Port Moresby, New Guinea: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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