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Magnitude5.1
RegionNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Date time2026-09-16 20:21:24.6 UTC
Location-5.958 ; 151.736
Depth10 km
Distance640 km NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 06:21:24.6 2026-09-17
189 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea / pop: 26,200 / local time: 06:21:24.6 2026-09-17
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Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)
Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
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Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)