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Latest earthquakes in or near New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, past 30 days

Kavieng
Updated 7 Mar 2021 19:12 GMT -
During the past 30 days, New Ireland was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.6 and 2 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.
Biggest quake: 5.6 quake 108 km southwest of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, 9 Feb 2021 12:55 pm (GMT +10)
Most recent quake: 4.5 quake Bismarck Sea, 81 km northeast of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, 26 February 2021 14:35 GMT ...Read More
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (3 quakes):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
26 Feb 2021 14:35:11 GMT
4.5

207 km		(45 km)Bismarck Sea, 81 km northeast of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea MoreMap
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
21 Feb 2021 6:19 am (GMT +10) (20 Feb 2021 20:19:54 GMT)
4.9

60 km		(75 km)South Pacific Ocean, 126 km east of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea MoreMap
Tue, 9 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
9 Feb 2021 12:55 pm (GMT +10) (9 Feb 2021 02:55:48 GMT)
5.6

57 km		(40 km)108 km southwest of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea 1 reportMoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 1013 joules (4.89 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4210 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info

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