Past earthquakes in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: February 2023 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during February 2023:

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

During February 2023, Kokopo was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.2 and 2 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.

Strongest quake: Mag. 5.2 | Solomon Sea, 158 km SE of Kokopo, East New Britain 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
Monday, February 20, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 20, 2023 1:07 pm (GMT +10) (Feb 20, 2023 03:07 GMT)	4.3 97 km		Bismarck Sea, 87 km east of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea	More
Friday, February 10, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 11, 2023 6:16 am (GMT +10) (Feb 10, 2023 20:16 GMT)	5.2 58 km		Solomon Sea, 158 km southeast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	More
Sunday, February 5, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 5, 2023 2:40 pm (GMT +10) (Feb 5, 2023 04:40 GMT)	4.7 35 km		Solomon Sea, 97 km south of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 10¹² joules (1.35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1163 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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