Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake – New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 29 March 2018

Published: 29 March 2018
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 29 March 2018

Mar 29 07:49: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 136.0 to 138.0 km.

Date & time: Thu, 29 Mar 07:30:59 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 138.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.37°S / 150.86°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Walo (19 km)
Primary data source: GFZ

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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies

Time Mag. / Depth Location Map Source
Thu, 29 Mar
Thu, 29 Mar 07:30 UTC M 5.0 / 128 km NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. [Map] EMSC
Thu, 29 Mar 07:30 UTC M 5.0 / 130.7 km – 77km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea [Map] USGS
Thu, 29 Mar 07:30 UTC M 5.2 / 100 km New Britain Region, PNG [Map] GeoAu

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Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 27 Mar 2018

Published: 27 March 2018

Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 27 Mar 2018

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Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
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