| Country: | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Date (local): | April 18, 2010, 09:15:24 | ||||
| Date (UTC): | Apr. 17, 23:15:24 | ||||
| Magnitude: | 6.2 Mw | ||||
| Max. Intensity:[1] | VI | ||||
| Population exposure:[1] |
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| Depth: | 70.7 km | ||||
| Epicenter coordinates: | 6.683°S, 147.307°E | ||||
| Epicenter location: | 35 km ENE of Lae | ||||
| Flinn-Engdahl region: | 207 — Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Type: | triple junction | ||||
| Countries/ regions affected: |
Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Tectonic plates: | South Bismarck Plate, Woodlark Plate, Solomon Sea Plate |
Earthquakes in 2010, New Guinea (M5.5 and above)
3 Jan (5.8) • 12 Jan (5.5) • 14 Jan (5.7) • 13 Mar (5.9) • 8 Apr (6.0) • 18 Apr (6.2) • 23 Apr (5.6)
Earthquakes in the FE region 207 (Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea) in 2001–2010
1 Feb 2001 (5.6) • 9 Feb 2001 (5.5) • 5 Jun 2001 (6.4) • 5 Jun 2001 (5.5) • 6 Jun 2001 (6.0) • 1 Jul 2001 (5.9) • 9 Dec 2001 (5.5) • 21 Jun 2002 (6.0) • 4 Jul 2002 (6.2) • 8 Jul 2002 (5.6) • 29 Sep 2002 (5.7) • 22 Oct 2003 (6.3) • 5 Jun 2005 (6.1) • 23 Nov 2005 (6.2) • 8 Dec 2005 (6.1) • 15 Aug 2006 (5.7) • 7 Nov 2006 (6.0) • 12 May 2007 (5.9) • 22 Nov 2007 (6.8) • 2 Jan 2008 (6.3) • 2 Jan 2008 (5.8) • 25 Jan 2008 (5.9) • 26 Jul 2008 (5.5) • 30 Aug 2008 (6.4) • 18 Oct 2008 (5.7) • 9 Feb 2009 (5.6) • 3 Jan 2010 (5.8) • 18 Apr 2010 (6.2) • 23 Apr 2010 (5.6)