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M4.9 Earthquake — New Britain Region, P.n.g.

Event time: Last updated: 4 days ago
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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake in New Britain Region, P.n.g., reported by EMSC.

Measurements

MagnitudeM4.9
Depth20.6 km
Coordinates-4.4773, 152.7519
RegionNew Britain Region, P.n.g.

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Also reported by: USGS

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Source updated 13 days ago (Oct 6, 2026 09:12 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 4 seconds ago

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