M5.2 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
3725 d ago · 4 Aug 2016, 09:01 UTC 70 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 70 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea on 4 Aug 2016, 09:01 UTC at a depth of 73 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 82 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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