Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 4 July 2014
Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 719 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, 4 July 2014 at 15:00 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 35 km depth
4 Jul 15:07 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Jul 4 16:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 35.0 km.
Jul 4 16:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 35.0 km.
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.3°S / 152.83°E
(Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Bamus (219 km / 136 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
719 km (446 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 35 km | New Britain Region, P.N.G. | GFZ |
| M 6.4 | 40 km | NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. | EMSC |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake Solomon Sea, 719 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, 4 July 2014 15:00 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 28 Dec 2014 04:17 UTC| M 4.5 |47 km (29.2 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 22 Oct 2014 20:07 UTC| M 4.3 |77 km (47.8 mi) depth|65 km (40 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 10 Aug 2014 11:40 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Aug 2014 09:52 UTC| M 4.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|81 km (51 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 23 Jul 2014 17:23 UTC| M 4.8 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 21 Jul 2014 06:01 UTC| M 4.9 |26.9 km (16.7 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Jul 2014 01:16 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 719 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, 4 July 2014 at 15:00 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
