M7.5 Earthquake Strikes near Porgera, PNG

Liljan – 022502

Powerful Earthquake Occurs 89km SSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea —USGS

EQ Details:

Magnitude: 7.5mww (±0.1)
Location: 6.149°S, 142.766°E (±7.1 km) – 89km SSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea
Time: 2018-02-25 17:44:44.380 UTC
FE Region: NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (202)

[Fatalities expected.]

Aftershock:
M 5.5
5.760°S, 142.244°E [110km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea]
39.0 km
2018-02-25 18:11:34 (UTC)

earthquake, M7.5, Papua New Guinea, Porgera

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