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5.9 magnitude earthquake 37 km from Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago

UTC time: Saturday, September 21, 1996 01:23 AM

Your time: Saturday, September 21, 1996 at 1:23 AM UTC

Magnitude Type: mwb

USGS page: M 5.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

28 years ago 5.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

28 years ago 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago 4.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago 4.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago 5.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

28 years ago 5.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Gulf Of Carpentaria

S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia