M5.9 earthquake - 224 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
3879 d ago · 3 Mar 2016, 21:47 UTC 224 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 224 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 3 Mar 2016, 21:47 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Kimbe, about 286 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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