Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 15 Jun 2021 02:44 UTC

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M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 15 Jun 2021 02:44 UTC

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Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 90 km southeast of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:58:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Papua New Guinea was shaken near Kimbe, Talasea District, West New Britain Province, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 only 23 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 62.6 km beneath the epicenter near Kimbe, Talasea District, West....

Indonesia: Magnitude-5.8 offshore earthquake occurs in Banda Sea, south of Seram Island, Maluku Province at around 13:43 WIT June 16

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:28:00 +0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.8 offshore earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea, south of Seram Island, Maluku Province, Indonesia, at about 13:43 WIT June 16. The epicenter was around 147 km (91 miles) east of Ambon. The tremor occurred at a depth of approximately 11 km (7 miles), and light-to-moderate....

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 70 km west of Nabire, Indonesia

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:32:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Nabire, Papua , Indonesia. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 3:16 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - PAPUA, INDONESIA, on Monday, 14 June 2021 at 18:16 (GMT)

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:32:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Papúa Nueva Guinea: Alerta de tsunami tras un terremoto de 7.9 grados

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:35:00 +0200noticiasambientales (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 7,9 cerca de Papúa Nueva Guinea activó este sábado una alerta de tsunami para varias islas del Pacífico occidental, anunció el Centro de Alerta de Tsunami del Pacífico. El PTWC afirmó que era posible que olas de tsunami de entre uno y tres metros de alto golpearan zonas....

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