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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 1 May 2015

Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 1 May 2015

Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - New Britain Region, P.N.G. on Friday, 1 May 2015
May 1 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 68.0 km.
Date & time: Fri, 1 May 08:06:07 UTC
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.24°S / 151.73°E
Nearest volcano: Ulawun (59 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 1 May
Fri, 1 May 08:06 UTCM 6.8 / 60 km NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 1 May 08:06 UTCM 6.8 / 57 km106km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Fri, 1 May 08:06 UTCM 7.1 / 60 kmNew Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (112 km N from epicenter)(no details): I was about to light the stove to make popcorn ..bang... The whole building shook.. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 5 May
Tue, 5 May 01:44 UTCM 7.4 / 37 km - [info] (100 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 30 Jun
Tue, 30 Jun 03:39 UTCM 6.0 / 48 km - [info] (55 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 16 Sep
Wed, 16 Sep 14:03 UTCM 6.0 / 10 km - [info] (87 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 27 Dec
Sun, 27 Dec 17:31 UTCM 4.6 / 40 km - [info] (169 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 28 Dec
Mon, 28 Dec 14:39 UTCM 4.8 / 40 km - [info] (118 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 10 Jan
Sun, 10 Jan 13:58 UTCM 4.6 / 60 km - [info] (103 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 13 Jan
Wed, 13 Jan 23:53 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] (105 km)- New Britain region, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Tue, 26 Jan (7 earthquakes)
Tue, 26 Jan 03:10 UTCM 6.1 / 24 km - [info] (127 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 26 Jan 10:49 UTCM 4.7 / 29 km - [info] (144 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 26 Jan 15:47 UTCM 5.2 / 25 km - [info] (153 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 26 Jan 19:22 UTCM 4.6 / 39.8 km - [info] (148 km)- 100km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 26 Jan 20:03 UTCM 5.4 / 24 km - [info] (156 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 26 Jan 21:34 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (138 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 26 Jan 22:06 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km - [info] (139 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 5 Feb
Fri, 5 Feb 04:12 UTCM 4.6 / 64 km - [info] (48 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 5 Feb 17:48 UTCM 5.2 / 126 km - [info] (49 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sat, 6 Feb
Sat, 6 Feb 22:23 UTCM 4.6 / 112 km - [info] (46 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 11 Feb
Thu, 11 Feb 01:37 UTCM 4.6 / 109 km - [info] (47 km) NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 11 Feb 23:46 UTCM 5.0 / 44 km - [info] (86 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Sun, 14 Feb
Sun, 14 Feb 14:36 UTCM 4.8 / 203 km - [info]Lolo (27 km)New Britain Region, PNG[Map]GeoAu
Tue, 16 Feb
Tue, 16 Feb 19:07 UTCM 5.1 / 75 km - [info] (75 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 17 Feb
Wed, 17 Feb 05:31 UTCM 4.7 / 65 km - [info] (54 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 18 Feb
Thu, 18 Feb 17:36 UTCM 4.8 / 42.2 km - [info] (128 km)- 110km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Thu, 18 Feb 20:47 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (142 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 19 Feb
Fri, 19 Feb 16:02 UTCM 4.9 / 40 km - [info] (78 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Sun, 28 Feb
Sun, 28 Feb 06:00 UTCM 4.7 / 119 km - [info] (45 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Mon, 29 Feb
Mon, 29 Feb 09:42 UTCM 4.6 / 113 km - [info] (42 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Tue, 1 Mar
Tue, 1 Mar 18:30 UTCM 4.7 / 49.2 km - [info] (83 km)- 41km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea[Map]USGS
Wed, 9 Mar
Wed, 9 Mar 16:06 UTCM 4.8 / 60 km - [info] (33 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Thu, 10 Mar
Thu, 10 Mar 17:56 UTCM 4.9 / 114 km - [info] (40 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Wed, 16 Mar
Wed, 16 Mar 16:04 UTCM 4.8 / 69 km - [info] (86 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.[Map]GFZ
Fri, 18 Mar
Fri, 18 Mar 00:31 UTCM 5.5 / 64 km - [info] (83 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 22 Mar
Tue, 22 Mar 07:24 UTCM 4.5 / 51 km - [info] (86 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 23 Mar
Wed, 23 Mar 12:20 UTCM 4.6 / 189 km - [info]Lolo (17 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Wed, 23 Mar 18:33 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (173 km) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.[Map]EMSC
Tue, 5 Apr
Tue, 5 Apr 14:10 UTCM 5.1 / 47 km - [info] (57 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 11 Apr
Mon, 11 Apr 00:50 UTCM 4.8 / 51 km - [info] (193 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 12 Apr
Tue, 12 Apr 05:41 UTCM 5.3 / 65 km - [info] (95 km)New Britain Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 20 Apr
Wed, 20 Apr 10:41 UTCM 5.0 / 47 km - [info] (145 km)New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
[Map]		GFZ

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