M5.6 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
2781 d ago · 6 Mar 2019, 18:47 UTC 15 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea on 6 Mar 2019, 18:47 UTC at a depth of 130 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 101 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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