Past earthquakes in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea: February 2023 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during February 2023:

1 quake above magnitude 5
1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5

During February 2023, Lae was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.9 and 1 quake of magnitude 4.4.

Strongest quake: Mag. 5.9 | 93 km NW of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (3 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Saturday, February 25, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 26, 2023 4:28 am (GMT +10) (Feb 25, 2023 18:28 GMT)	? n/a		5.9 km south of Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (unconfirmed) 1 report	More
Sunday, February 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 20, 2023 2:12 am (GMT +10) (Feb 19, 2023 16:12 GMT)	4.4 132 km		Bismarck Sea, 94 km east of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Saturday, February 4, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 4, 2023 10:22 pm (GMT +10) (Feb 4, 2023 12:22 GMT)	5.9 112 km		93 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 24 reports	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.5 x 10¹³ joules (12.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10736 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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