M5.1 earthquake - 92 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
2743 d ago · 13 Apr 2019, 08:44 UTC 92 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 92 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on 13 Apr 2019, 08:44 UTC at a depth of 45 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Lae, about 188 km away in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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