Earthquake information: Light Mag. 4.7 earthquake – 48 km southeast of Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Monday, March 15, 2021, 7:52 a.m. (GMT +10)

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale at a depth of 100 km

Mar 14 22:03 UTC: First to report: EMSC in 10 minutes. March 14, 22:05: The depth of the Hypocenter was recalculated from 212.0 to 115.0 km (132 to 71 miles). The epicenter location was corrected 34 km (21 mi) northeast. 14 March 22:38: Depth of the epicenter was recalculated from 115.0 to 100.0 km (71 to 62 mi). The epicenter location was corrected at 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards WSW.

Update Sunday, March 14, 2021 10:09

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

4.7 Earthquake Mar 15 7:52 am (GMT +10)

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported a 4.7-magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea near Goroka, in the Eastern Highlands Province, just 16 minutes ago. The earthquake struck on Monday morning, March 15, 2021 at 7:52 local time, at an average depth of 115 km. The exact size, focus and depth of an earthquake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and improve their calculations, or when other agencies release their reports. The survey that listed an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale also includes cities or towns near the epicenter where a very weak tremor might have been felt, Kainanto (population 8,500) located 4 km from the epicenter, Goroka (population 18,500) 54 Km away, and Kundiawa (popup 9400) is 100 km away. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the size and depth if these change and follow up if other important earthquake news becomes available If you are in the area, please send your experience to us through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more live updates to anyone around the world who wants to know more about this earthquake.

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Date and time: March 14, 2021 21:52:36 UTC – Local time at the epicenter: Monday, March 15, 2021 7:52 a.m. (GMT +10) Size: 4.7 Depth: 100.0 km Latitude / longitude of the epicenter: 6.32 Degree South / 145.75 ° E (Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea) Closest Volcano: Crater Mountain (79 km / 49 mi) Nearby towns and cities: 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Kainantu (Eastern Highlands) (Population: 8,510) -> See nearby earthquakes! 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Goroka (Eastern Highlands) (population: 18,500) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Kundiawa (Chimbu) (population: 9,380) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 122 km (76 miles) south of Madang (Population: 27,400) -> See earthquakes nearby! 139 km (86 mi) northwest of Bollolo (Morobe) (Population: 16,000) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 145 km (90) miles) west of Lay (Morob) (Population: 76,300) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 156 km (97 miles) northwest of Wau (Morob) (Population: 14,600) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 176 km (109 mi) ESE from Mt Hagen (Dei District, Western Highlands) (Population: 33,600) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! 232 km (144 miles) east of Mandi (Southern Highlands) (Population: 26,300) -> see kes near roots! 384 km (238 mi) northwest of Port Moresby (National Capital) (Population: 283,700) -> Watch nearby earthquakes! Weather at the epicenter at the time of the earthquake: dense clouds of 12.9 ° C (55 ° F), humidity: 90%, wind power: 0 m / s (1 knot) of WBasic data source: EMSC (European Mediterranean Seismological Center) Estimated outgoing : 7.1 × 1011 joules (197 MWh, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More information

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSourceM 4.71 km New Guinea, PAPUA NEW GUINEAEMSCM 4.7115 km3 Km WNW of Kainantu, Papua New GuineaUSGSM 4.7212 km New Guinea, Papua New Guinea BMKGM 4.8155 km New Guinea, Papua New Guinea GFZ User reports on this earthquake (1)

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