104 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
· · 297.1 km deep
MOMENT MAGNITUDE
5.0mww
Top 0.97%by magnitude in our 30-day catalog
12 of 1,248 stored reports were this magnitude or larger, including ties. Catalog ranking, not earthquake odds.
What these numbers mean
EPICENTER79 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
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Epicenters · circles show magnitude, not affected areaUp to 500 matching events
SOURCE DEPTH71.1 km
Intermediate
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Where it was felt
1 community responses in our saved report.
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✦ Epicenter Colored areas show community intensity
WeakII–IIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX+Violent
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Distance & response timeline
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Responses over time
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Reporting areas
Nearby reports
Within 7 days200 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
· · 35.0 km deep
50 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
· · 186.6 km deep
Nearby events are not necessarily aftershocks.
Report status: reviewed by the reporting network. Measurements may still be revised.
Occurred · · Event us6000tk29
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