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Latest earthquakes near Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, past 30 days

Updated 5 Mar 2021 22:54 GMT -
There was only one earthquake of magnitude 4.8 in or near Rabaul during the past 30 days.
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Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
4 Feb 2021 3:28 pm (GMT +10) (4 Feb 2021 05:28:28 GMT)
4.8

62 km		(71 km)Solomon Sea, 13 km west of Lamassa Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea MoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info

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