> modest and shallow mb 4.9 Earthquake in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

03/17/2024 - Earthquake in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time March 17, 2024, 1:37 a.m.
Magnitude mb 4.9
Latitude -6.30 °N
Longitude 142.94 °E
Depth 10 km
Last Update 2024-03-17
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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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