Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 15 May 2021 21:23 UTC

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M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 15 May 2021 21:23 UTC

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PNG: Magnitude-5.3 earthquake occurs south of Kokopo at around 17:28 May 16

Sun, 16 May 2021 10:20:00 +0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.3 earthquake occurred on New Ireland island of Papua New Guinea at 17:28 May 16 The epicenter was about 138 km (86 miles) south-southwest of Kokopo. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 35 km (22 miles), and weak-to-light shaking was probably felt throughout New Britain and New Ireland islands.

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