Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Monday, 30 March 2015
Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 46 km south of Lambom Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, 30 March 2015 at 00:15 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
30 Mar 01:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 55 minutes.
Mar 30 02:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.6.
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Date & time: 30 Mar 2015 00:15:27 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.18°S / 152.7°E

(
Solomon Sea,
Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano:
Rabaul (Tavurvur) (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:777 km (483 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) -->
See nearby quakes!46 km (28 mi) SSW of Lambom Island -->
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Primary data source:
GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 10
14 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 10
5 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!)
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.6 | 10 km | New Britain Region, P.N.G. | GFZ |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake Solomon Sea, 46 km south of Lambom Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 30 March 2015 00:15 GMT
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 398 km
2 (=154 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 35 km (21 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (112 quakes):
02 Sep 2015 14:59 UTC
| M 4.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 74 km (46 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
20 Aug 2015 12:17 UTC
| M 4.6 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
10 Aug 2015 23:53 UTC
| M 5.2 | 26 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 104 km (65 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
10 Aug 2015 12:00 UTC
| M 4.9 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 36 km (23 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 Aug 2015 16:41 UTC
| M 5.2 | 59 km (36.7 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
01 Aug 2015 16:05 UTC
| M 4.5 | 29 km (18 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
19 Jul 2015 05:48 UTC
| M 4.7 | 47.8 km (29.7 mi) depth
| 53 km (33 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
17 Jul 2015 19:39 UTC
| M 5.2 | 51 km (31.7 mi) depth
| 81 km (51 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
11 Jul 2015 03:03 UTC
| M 4.9 | 40.1 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 102 km (63 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
11 Jul 2015 01:53 UTC
| M 5.3 | 67 km (41.6 mi) depth
| 94 km (59 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
09 Jul 2015 10:07 UTC
| M 5.1 | 110 km (68.4 mi) depth
| 118 km (74 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
07 Jul 2015 07:53 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 65 km (40 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
04 Jul 2015 01:33 UTC
| M 4.5 | 94.6 km (58.8 mi) depth
| 120 km (74 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
27 Jun 2015 21:30 UTC
| M 4.9 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 55 km (34 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
27 Jun 2015 16:21 UTC
| M 5.0 | 54 km (33.6 mi) depth
| 54 km (34 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
27 Jun 2015 15:00 UTC
| M 4.7 | 30.2 km (18.8 mi) depth
| 67 km (42 mi) distance
| USGS | DetailsShow all
27 Jun 2015 12:24 UTC
| M 5.0 | 62 km (38.5 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
15 Jun 2015 15:45 UTC
| M 4.4 | 54 km (33.6 mi) depth
| 43 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
12 Jun 2015 17:30 UTC
| M 5.1 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 67 km (41 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
12 Jun 2015 16:44 UTC
| M 5.0 | 75 km (46.6 mi) depth
| 61 km (38 mi) distance
| GeoAu | Details
12 Jun 2015 16:39 UTC
| M 4.9 | 56 km (34.8 mi) depth
| 73 km (45 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
06 Jun 2015 22:26 UTC
| M 4.8 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 36 km (23 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 May 2015 05:19 UTC
| M 4.8 | 53.4 km (33.2 mi) depth
| 107 km (67 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
26 May 2015 07:40 UTC
| M 5.0 | 81 km (50.3 mi) depth
| 116 km (72 mi) distance
| GeoAu | Details
23 May 2015 19:28 UTC
| M 5.8 | 65 km (40.4 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
23 May 2015 11:53 UTC
| M 4.6 | 50.8 km (31.6 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
19 May 2015 11:10 UTC
| M 4.8 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 89 km (56 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
18 May 2015 20:42 UTC
| M 5.0 | 47.5 km (29.5 mi) depth
| 74 km (46 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
17 May 2015 15:54 UTC
| M 4.7 | 58 km (36 mi) depth
| 54 km (33 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
17 May 2015 03:56 UTC
| M 4.8 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 117 km (73 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
17 May 2015 00:56 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 114 km (71 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
15 May 2015 21:11 UTC
| M 4.9 | 47 km (29.2 mi) depth
| 44 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
14 May 2015 23:54 UTC
| M 5.1 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
12 May 2015 18:03 UTC
| M 5.0 | 65.7 km (40.8 mi) depth
| 51 km (32 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
10 May 2015 22:52 UTC
| M 4.8 | 32 km (19.9 mi) depth
| 60 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
10 May 2015 18:28 UTC
| M 4.8 | 53 km (32.9 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
09 May 2015 12:38 UTC
| M 4.6 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 61 km (38 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
09 May 2015 09:42 UTC
| M 5.2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 69 km (43 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
09 May 2015 03:27 UTC
| M 5.1 | 60 km (37.3 mi) depth
| 63 km (39 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
08 May 2015 09:07 UTC
| M 5.1 | 46.1 km (28.6 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
07 May 2015 21:18 UTC
| M 5.4 | 71 km (44.1 mi) depth
| 74 km (46 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
07 May 2015 15:46 UTC
| M 4.8 | 60.6 km (37.7 mi) depth
| 51 km (32 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
07 May 2015 02:15 UTC
| M 4.8 | 45 km (28 mi) depth
| 41 km (26 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
06 May 2015 07:06 UTC
| M 5.2 | 46.7 km (29 mi) depth
| 82 km (51 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
06 May 2015 03:17 UTC
| M 5.4 | 29 km (18 mi) depth
| 38 km (23 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
06 May 2015 01:52 UTC
| M 4.6 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 21:19 UTC
| M 4.8 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 76 km (47 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 21:13 UTC
| M 4.8 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 84 km (52 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 20:39 UTC
| M 5.0 | 62.1 km (38.6 mi) depth
| 90 km (56 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 May 2015 19:36 UTC
| M 4.5 | 56 km (34.8 mi) depth
| 60 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 17:28 UTC
| M 4.5 | 80 km (49.7 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 08:47 UTC
| M 4.9 | 27 km (16.8 mi) depth
| 62 km (39 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 08:16 UTC
| M 5.6 | 21 km (13 mi) depth
| 72 km (44 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 06:11 UTC
| M 4.9 | 51.6 km (32.1 mi) depth
| 75 km (46 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 May 2015 05:07 UTC
| M 4.9 | 40 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 56 km (35 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 May 2015 05:03 UTC
| M 5.2 | 55.7 km (34.6 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 May 2015 03:55 UTC
| M 5.3 | 34 km (21.1 mi) depth
| 68 km (43 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 02:40 UTC
| M 5.3 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 66 km (41 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 02:33 UTC
| M 4.4 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 02:06 UTC
| M 5.4 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 May 2015 01:58 UTC
| M 5.5 | 60 km (37.3 mi) depth
| 57 km (35 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 01:54 UTC
| M 5.8 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 70 km (43 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
05 May 2015 01:44 UTC
| M 7.4 | 37 km (23 mi) depth
| 94 km (58 mi) distance
| GFZ | Major magnitude. 7.4 earthquake - 134 km south of Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 5 May 2015 at 01:44 (GMT)
04 May 2015 08:09 UTC
| M 5.2 | 29 km (18 mi) depth
| 108 km (67 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
04 May 2015 01:04 UTC
| M 4.6 | 63.3 km (39.3 mi) depth
| 69 km (43 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
03 May 2015 23:40 UTC
| M 5.7 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 98 km (61 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 May 2015 22:50 UTC
| M 5.2 | 24 km (14.9 mi) depth
| 101 km (63 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 May 2015 22:35 UTC
| M 5.4 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 106 km (66 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 May 2015 22:32 UTC
| M 5.8 | 26 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 106 km (66 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 May 2015 20:21 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 101 km (63 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 May 2015 19:28 UTC
| M 4.8 | 70 km (43.5 mi) depth
| 98 km (61 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
03 May 2015 07:24 UTC
| M 4.3 | 56.6 km (35.2 mi) depth
| 109 km (68 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
02 May 2015 10:53 UTC
| M 5.0 | 100 km (62.1 mi) depth
| 108 km (67 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
01 May 2015 08:06 UTC
| M 6.7 | 68 km (42.3 mi) depth
| 108 km (67 mi) distance
| GFZ | Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - n/a, 116 km southwest of Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, 1 May 2015 at 08:06 (GMT)
30 Apr 2015 11:02 UTC
| M 4.8 | 48 km (29.8 mi) depth
| 115 km (71 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Apr 2015 10:45 UTC
| M 6.6 | 40 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 115 km (72 mi) distance
| GFZ | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 128 km southwest of Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 30 April 2015 at 10:45 (GMT)
14 Apr 2015 10:55 UTC
| M 4.9 | 41 km (25.5 mi) depth
| 64 km (40 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
13 Apr 2015 17:26 UTC
| M 4.1 | 72.6 km (45.1 mi) depth
| 79 km (49 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
13 Apr 2015 13:37 UTC
| M 5.2 | 72 km (44.7 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
10 Apr 2015 08:24 UTC
| M 5.1 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 75 km (47 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
06 Apr 2015 06:56 UTC
| M 4.7 | 36.2 km (22.5 mi) depth
| 108 km (67 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
05 Apr 2015 20:51 UTC
| M 5.4 | 26 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 41 km (26 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
05 Apr 2015 08:35 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
04 Apr 2015 12:11 UTC
| M 4.7 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 44 km (27 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
04 Apr 2015 04:08 UTC
| M 5.2 | 40 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
03 Apr 2015 21:53 UTC
| M 4.2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
03 Apr 2015 19:22 UTC
| M 5.1 | 62 km (38.5 mi) depth
| 36 km (22 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
03 Apr 2015 19:05 UTC
| M 4.1 | 54 km (33.6 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
03 Apr 2015 10:47 UTC
| M 4.8 | 40 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 53 km (33 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
03 Apr 2015 00:24 UTC
| M 5.3 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
02 Apr 2015 09:19 UTC
| M 4.7 | 32 km (19.9 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
01 Apr 2015 06:01 UTC
| M 4.6 | 14 km (8.7 mi) depth
| 58 km (36 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
01 Apr 2015 01:13 UTC
| M 4.5 | 47.8 km (29.7 mi) depth
| 65 km (40 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
31 Mar 2015 22:14 UTC
| M 4.5 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
31 Mar 2015 16:50 UTC
| M 5.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 62 km (39 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
31 Mar 2015 12:18 UTC
| M 6.0 | 50 km (31.1 mi) depth
| 43 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 35 km southwest of Lamassa Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 at 12:18 (GMT)
31 Mar 2015 12:15 UTC
| M 5.6 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 31 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
30 Mar 2015 17:06 UTC
| M 4.6 | 39.1 km (24.3 mi) depth
| 35 km (22 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
30 Mar 2015 14:52 UTC
| M 4.9 | 84 km (52.2 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 14:40 UTC
| M 4.2 | 41 km (25.5 mi) depth
| 54 km (34 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Mar 2015 11:43 UTC
| M 5.1 | 24 km (14.9 mi) depth
| 22 km (14 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 11:23 UTC
| M 5.2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 39 km (25 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 08:31 UTC
| M 5.3 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Mar 2015 07:24 UTC
| M 4.9 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 42 km (26 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 07:13 UTC
| M 4.9 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 66 km (41 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 06:58 UTC
| M 4.8 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
30 Mar 2015 06:19 UTC
| M 5.0 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 04:38 UTC
| M 4.7 | 43 km (26.7 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Mar 2015 04:16 UTC
| M 5.2 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 36 km (22 mi) distance
| GFZ | Details
30 Mar 2015 02:23 UTC
| M 4.7 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 25 km (15 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Mar 2015 01:51 UTC
| M 4.7 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 59 km (37 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
30 Mar 2015 00:43 UTC
| M 5.0 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details
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