Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Struck in Eastern New Guinea, PNG
- Time: 2024-03-18 at 00:18:04 UTC
2024-03-18 at 10:18:04 Port Moresby
- Location: -6.23° LAT, 146.90° LON
- Magnitude: mb5.1
- Depth: 94 km
- Provider: USGS, USGS_Quakes
Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Eastern New Guinea.
The earthquake occurred in an area where we announced INCREASED seismic hazard exposure (yellow alert) in our latest weekly earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, on March 18, 2024, available here.
Picture 2: Latest earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, posted on March 18, 2024.
There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far and no particular alert was issued.
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