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Magnitude5.1
RegionNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Date time2026-08-17 11:00:23.2 UTC
Location-6.338 ; 149.271
Depth35 km
Distance420 km NNE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 21:00:23.2 2026-08-17
34 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea / pop: 1,000 / local time: 21:00:23.2 2026-08-17
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Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
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GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG)