Two latest quakes - M5.9 and M6.4

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Recent seismic activity includes a magnitude 5.9 earthquake located 196 km south of Taron, Papua New Guinea, and a magnitude 6.4 earthquake south of the Fiji Islands. The 5.9 quake is noted as the top event on the seismogram. Discussions also touch on Bali's Mount Agung, which is frequently featured in news reports, particularly due to its popularity as a holiday destination for Australians. However, the smaller quakes are not detectable from Sydney, approximately 4,600 km away. There is also mention of the lack of recording equipment near volcanoes to capture harmonic tremors, which indicate underground magma movement.
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2 latest events of note
M5.9 SE of New Britain, PNG

M 5.9 - 196km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea

and a M6.4 South of Fiji

M 6.4 - South of the Fiji Islands

top event on the seismogram is the M 5.9

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Have you heard about Bali's Mount Agung or even seen pre-shocks?
 
fresh_42 said:
Have you heard about Bali's Mount Agung or even seen pre-shocks?

yes is on just about every news report on TV
Bali is a fav holiday destination for Aussies

the quakes are too small for be to record from Sydney, some 4600 km round figures

I have never had recording gear close enough to a volcano to record harmonic tremor
( underground movement of magma)Dave
 
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davenn said:
I have never had recording gear close enough to a volcano to record harmonic tremor
Yet. :smile:
 

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