Past earthquakes in Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: March 2023 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during March 2023:

3 quakes above magnitude 5
3 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5

During March 2023, Arawa was shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above and 3 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.

Strongest quake: Mag. 5.8 | Solomon Sea, 74 km SW of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (6 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Saturday, March 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 18, 2023 9:05 pm (GMT +11) (Mar 18, 2023 10:05 GMT)	4.8 10 km		Solomon Sea, 93 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	More
Sunday, March 12, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 13, 2023 10:51 am (GMT +11) (Mar 12, 2023 23:51 GMT)	4.8 152 km		Solomon Sea, 170 km northwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	More
Saturday, March 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 2023 04:50 GMT	4.5 10 km		Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands, 109 km south of Arawa, Papua New Guinea	More
Thursday, March 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 2023 4:48 am (GMT +11) (Mar 9, 2023 17:48 GMT)	5.1 76 km		96 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	More
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 8, 2023 6:33 pm (GMT +11) (Mar 8, 2023 07:33 GMT)	5.8 60 km		Solomon Sea, 74 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	More
Friday, March 3, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 3, 2023 8:41 pm (GMT +11) (Mar 3, 2023 09:41 GMT)	5.2 51 km		Solomon Sea, 125 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 10¹³ joules (11.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9746 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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