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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 4 July 2014

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 4 July 2014

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 4 July 2014
Jul 4 16:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 35.0 km.
Date & time: Fri, 4 Jul 15:00:30 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.3°S / 152.83°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Bamus (219 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.5*10^14 J (69.8 GWh / 60036 tons of TNT / 3.8 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 4 Jul 2014
Fri, 4 Jul 15:00 UTCM 6.4 / 40 km NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.EMSC

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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 4 Jul 22:44 UTCM 4.9 / 129.4 km - [info]130km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sat, 5 Jul 2014
Sat, 5 Jul 01:16 UTCM 5.0 / 33 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
Tue, 8 Jul 10:46 UTCM 4.5 / 34 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
Mon, 14 Jul 04:39 UTCM 4.8 / 54.2 km - [info]108km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
Thu, 17 Jul 18:08 UTCM 5.2 / 55 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
Mon, 21 Jul 06:01 UTCM 4.9 / 26.9 km - [info]207km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Wed, 23 Jul 17:23 UTCM 4.8 / 15 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 2 Aug 2014
Sat, 2 Aug 09:52 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
Wed, 6 Aug 20:35 UTCM 5.1 / 51 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Thu, 7 Aug 2014
Thu, 7 Aug 20:20 UTCM 4.8 / 94 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 10 Aug 2014
Sun, 10 Aug 11:40 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]198km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Tue, 19 Aug 08:25 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
Fri, 22 Aug 01:47 UTCM 4.4 / 51.9 km - [info]135km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 29 Aug 2014
Fri, 29 Aug 13:14 UTCM 5.3 / 62 km - [info]Bougainville Island Region[Map]GeoAu
Fri, 29 Aug 13:14 UTCM 5.3 / 74 km - [info]New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
Tue, 16 Sep 02:35 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Tue, 23 Sep 15:23 UTCM 5.3 / 33 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 3 Oct 2014
Fri, 3 Oct 21:22 UTCM 4.7 / 54.7 km - [info]119km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 3 Oct 21:25 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 3 Oct 22:40 UTCM 4.6 / 69.1 km - [info]116km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 5 Oct 2014
Sun, 5 Oct 05:16 UTCM 4.7 / 61.8 km - [info]117km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Fri, 10 Oct 16:22 UTCM 4.8 / 162.5 km - [info]145km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Oct 2014 (7 earthquakes)
Sun, 12 Oct 04:30 UTCM 4.6 / 42.4 km - [info]111km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Oct 19:03 UTCM 5.2 / 48 km - [info]New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 12 Oct 19:34 UTCM 5.1 / 42.3 km - [info]113km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Oct 19:41 UTCM 5.2 / 49.5 km - [info]118km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Oct 19:54 UTCM 5.1 / 54.3 km - [info]114km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Oct 21:50 UTCM 4.7 / 53 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 12 Oct 23:39 UTCM 5.0 / 48 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
Wed, 22 Oct 20:07 UTCM 4.3 / 77 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 25 Oct 2014
Sat, 25 Oct 20:49 UTCM 4.7 / 62.7 km - [info]138km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
Mon, 27 Oct 18:47 UTCM 4.6 / 72 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Tue, 28 Oct 03:47 UTCM 4.3 / 78 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 22 Nov 2014
Sat, 22 Nov 09:37 UTCM 4.7 / 216 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sat, 29 Nov 2014
Sat, 29 Nov 18:56 UTCM 4.9 / 25 km - [info] NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 7 Dec 2014 (9 earthquakes)
Sun, 7 Dec 01:22 UTCM 6.5 / 15 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 01:40 UTCM 5.3 / 25 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 02:24 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 03:30 UTCM 5.5 / 25 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 04:44 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]146km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 7 Dec 07:37 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]134km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Sun, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 14:19 UTCM 4.9 / 79 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 17:55 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
Mon, 8 Dec 13:15 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
Tue, 9 Dec 02:01 UTCM 5.3 / 50 km - [info] BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 9 Dec 02:33 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 9 Dec 04:06 UTCM 5.0 / 58 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 9 Dec 18:00 UTCM 4.7 / 65.4 km - [info]107km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Wed, 10 Dec 22:10 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Solomon Islands[Map]GFZ

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