Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 38 Km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 8 October 2020 - information
Starkes Magnitude 6.3 Erdbeben - Morobe Province, 39 km nordöstlich von Kainantu, Papua-Neuguinea, am Donnerstag, 8. Okt 2020 um 07:35 GMT
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Starkes Magnitude 6.3 Erdbeben in 104 km Tiefe
8. Oct. 07:43 UTC: Erste Meldung: USGS nach 8 Minuten.
8. Oct. 07:46: Erdbebenherdtiefe neu berechnet von 115.5 auf 116.0 km (von 72 auf 72 mi). Epizentrum korrigiert um 5.7 km (3.5 mi) nach O.
8. Oct. 07:56: Magnitude neu berechnet von 6.7 auf 6.3. Erdbebenherdtiefe neu berechnet von 116.0 auf 103.5 km (von 72 auf 64 mi). Epizentrum korrigiert um 7.6 km (4.7 mi) nach W.
8. Oct. 07:46: Erdbebenherdtiefe neu berechnet von 115.5 auf 116.0 km (von 72 auf 72 mi). Epizentrum korrigiert um 5.7 km (3.5 mi) nach O.
8. Oct. 07:56: Magnitude neu berechnet von 6.7 auf 6.3. Erdbebenherdtiefe neu berechnet von 116.0 auf 103.5 km (von 72 auf 64 mi). Epizentrum korrigiert um 7.6 km (4.7 mi) nach W.
Datum und Zeit (Weltzeit): 8 Oct 2020 07:35:32 UTC -
Ortszeit am Epizentrum: 8 Oct 5:35 pm (GMT +10)
Magnitude (Stärke): 6.3
Tiefe des Erdbebenherds: 103.5 km
Epizentrum geog. Breite / Länge: 6.114°S / 146.1686°E

Nächstgelegener Vulkan: Yelia (112 km / 70 mi)
Orte und Städte in der Nähe:
39 km ENE von Kainantu (Eastern Highlands) (pop: 8,510) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
87 km E von Goroka (Eastern Highlands) (pop: 18,500) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
108 km SSE von Madang (pop: 27,400) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
114 km NW von Lae (Morobe) (pop: 76,300) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
132 km NNW von Bulolo (Morobe) (pop: 16,000) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
133 km E von Kundiawa (Chimbu) (pop: 9,380) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
149 km NNW von Wau (Morobe) (pop: 14,600) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
216 km E von Mt Hagen (Dei District, Western Highlands) (pop: 33,600) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
278 km E von Mendi (Southern Highlands) (pop: 26,300) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
389 km NNW von Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) --> Erdbeben in der Nähe!
Wetter am Epizentrum zum Zeitpunkt des Bebens:
Overcast Clouds
24.4°C (76 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSW
Primäre Datenquelle: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Overcast Clouds

Geschätzte Erdbebenenergie: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) Mehr Infos
Erdbebendaten von verschiedenen Agenturen im Vergleich
Info: Je mehr verschiedene Agenturen das gleiche Beben angeben, desto verlässlicher sind die Daten und umso genauer kann man einen Mittelwert zu Magnitude, Tiefe etc ableiten. Es dauert normalerweise einige Stunden, bis die seismischen Daten präzise ausgewertet worden sind und die Angaben zuverlässige Präzision besitzen. Dies führt oft dazu, dass Magnitude und andere Daten in den ersten Stunden immer wieder nach oben oder unten korrigiert werden.
Magnitude | Tiefe | Ort | Quelle |
M 6.3 | 104 km | 38 Km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
M 6.5 | 106 km | Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | BMKG |
M 6.5 | 107 km | Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | GeoAu |
M 6.3 | 112 km | Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g., Papua New Guinea | EMSC |
M 6.5 | 110 km | Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | GFZ |
M 6.3 | 99 km | Papua New Guinea [Land] | INGV |
Erfahrungsberichte von Nutzern zu diesem Erdbeben (77)
Die gefühlte Intensität wird anhand der MMI (modifizierte Mercalli) Skala angegeben.
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Ramu Urban, Gusap, Madang Province (35.4 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : The whole place was shaking. We could see the Ramu Sugar Factory shaking and hear steel clattering 500 meters away. Even banana trees were permanently bent because of this. | 7 users found this interesting.
Goroka Town, EHP (84.6 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 20-30 s : I was indoors and felt the house shaking and was making my way outside when it got stronger and rattled things on the shelves and table. However, none of these fell to the floor. The shaking lasted for 25-30 seconds or so. | One user found this interesting.
63.4 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : The shaking was very strong with power poles swinging back and forth violently causing black out... Things from the shelf were thrown to the floor and it came with a kind of rushing sound moving horizontal and vertically..
Lae (152.4 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / both vertical and horizontal swinging : I was walking home after work and felt like dizzy feeling and I just stopped and sat on the grass. I saw trees and poles swaying to and fro so I knew it was an earthquake.
Madang (202.6 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 15-20 s : The quake lasted for 15 to 20 seconds with the entire building shaking and rattling noise from objects and few things from the walls falling. As a result there was power outage that lasted for almost 2 hours before restored back
445.6 km E of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : The earthquake was felt by most of us here at kimbe especially those who were resting. The intensity as per ms is 2. (reported through our app)
9-Mile, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (103.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : 1 minute duration at 9-Mile, Lae | One user found this interesting.
Madang, Madang Province (177.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s
215.8 km W of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Lae (113.7 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Kimbe,Hoskins Secondary school (474.6 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s
7th Street, Top Town, Lae (114.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging
Port moresby (383.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : i felt dizzy
Ukarumpa-Aiyura (39.5 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating
Lae (115.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Lae Main Market (112.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : The Power poles and lines were really shaking.
115.6 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging
102.4 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Lae Ramu (32.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : The quake was so strong here at ramu gusap.
Goroka (151.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s
83.7 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s
Port Moresby (388.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Ukarumpa (0.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 20-30 s
Ramu (59.3 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Popii's Waterfront Cafe (387.9 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
388 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
83.7 km W of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
404.2 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Lae (110.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
Lae (113.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating (reported through our app)
83.8 km W of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
114.2 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 15-20 s
156.4 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Londol (295.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Herd Base, Purari, Gulf Province (173.1 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging
83.6 km W of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / vibration and rolling (reported through our app)
University of Goroka. EHP / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 10-15 s : We were having a afternoon class at UOG cambus on Thursday at that time. The tutorial room litrally shook and half of the students ran out of the room. At the back of the tutorial room was the students dormatry and it was a 4 story building. Students were running out from all directions screaming.It was a first time experience for me and and was quite scary at that time. | One user found this interesting.
Kainantu / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / complex motion difficult to describe / 15-20 s : I never felt anything like this before, I was in the house at that moment when the earthquake happened.I was very scared and ran out from the house and sat on a open area.
My Hagen. WHP / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : I was servicing my car at Mt Hagen when it happened. My car nearly collapsed from the carjack hit me. I quickly managed to pull myself out from under the vehicle and moved to clear ground. Vinnie Mara. Mt Hagen
My Hagen. WHP / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : I was servicing my car at Mt Hagen when it happened. My car nearly collapsed from the carjack hit me. I quickly managed to pull myself out from under the vehicle and moved to clear ground. Vinnie Mara. Mt Hagen
My Hagen. WHP / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : I was servicing my car at Mt Hagen when it happened. My car nearly collapsed from the carjack hit me. I quickly managed to pull myself out from under the vehicle and moved to clear ground. Vinnie Mara. Mt Hagen
Mendi, Southern Highlands province / not felt : Other people have felt the earth quake on Thursday afternoon. I slept during that time so I did not feel it. It happened at 5pm . Thank you
Goroka / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging : I was in bus when the earthquake strike. It felt like the bus will overturned so all of us started running out and quickly to ground.
Goroka / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Considering this was a deep quake and not really strong on Richter scale. It was worse than many I had experienced before.
8 km from Kainantu / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : strong side to side motion, vehicles swaying back and forth, perceptible even from within moving vehicles on bumpy roads.
Mt Hagen / Weak shaking (MMI III) : The earth was mostly just shaking. It also woke people whom were asleep. No damages. | One user found this interesting.
Lae / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s : Firstly short shaking which leads to big shaking sideways | One user found this interesting.
Mt Hagen / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Longish shake that remained largely at the same intensity | One user found this interesting.
Kamaliki, Goroka / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s
Goroka / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
Port Moresby / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 10-15 s
Lae, Morobe Province / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging
Lae / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Gusap, Ramu, Morobe Province / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / 20-30 s
Kimbe, WNBP / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Port Moresby / not felt
Gerehu, Port Moresby / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Goroka town / Violent shaking (MMI IX) / vibration and rolling / 10-15 s
Port Moresby CBD / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating
kundiawa / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Our house was swinging i feels like it's more than 20sec.
Kudjip / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling
LAE / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging
Lae / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / 15-20 s
Lae / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Lae / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Houses shoke really big
Lae Morobe province / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Lae / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Port Moresby, PNG / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Felt vibration on the sofa
Divine Word University / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Madang / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 15-20 s
NCD Port Moresby / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sitting on my bed in my 3rd floor room and felt the bed move just a wee bit for a second.
China Town, Lae City / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Divine Word University / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
17 km out of Madang, North Coast Road / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 20-30 s : 17 km out of Madang, North Coast Road
Port Moresby / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 10-15 s
Metepec / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vibration and rolling
Port Moresby / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 10-15 s
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