> moderate and shallow MB 5.3 Earthquake in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

02/18/2022 - Earthquake in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time Feb. 18, 2022, 10:39 p.m.
Magnitude mb 5.3
Latitude -6.21 °N
Longitude 142.65 °E
Depth 10 km
Last Update 2022-02-18
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1 aftershocks
Impact on Energy Infrastructure

A total 0.07 GW of power generation capacity has been affected by this event.

Using data of the Global Power Plant Database. Latest update: June 2021, min. Capacity 10 MW.

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