Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, P.N.G. on Thursday, 8 March 2018 - information
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 34 km southeast of Latangai Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 8 March 2018 at 17:39 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 40 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.44°S / 153.18°E
(South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ambitle (66 km / 41 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
870 km (541 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) ESE of Latangai Island --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SW of Ambitle Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 40 km | New Ireland Region, P.N.G. | GFZ |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (4)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Londolovit (157.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
326.9 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
115.5 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
104.3 km W of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) (reported through our app)
Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 34 km southeast of Latangai Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 8 March 2018 17:39 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (17 quakes):- 26 Aug 2018 05:43 UTC| M 5.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|109 km (68 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Aug 2018 21:52 UTC| M 5.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Aug 2018 00:47 UTC| M 4.8 |61 km (37.9 mi) depth|73 km (45 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 22 Jul 2018 11:16 UTC| M 4.5 |66 km (41 mi) depth|52 km (33 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 04 Jun 2018 16:06 UTC| M 4.7 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|100 km (62 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jun 2018 21:17 UTC| M 4.8 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 31 May 2018 11:24 UTC| M 4.7 |52 km (32.3 mi) depth|93 km (58 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 29 May 2018 02:40 UTC| M 4.6 |21.5 km (13.4 mi) depth|99 km (61 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 May 2018 03:50 UTC| M 4.9 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|119 km (74 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 May 2018 17:37 UTC| M 4.6 |195 km (121.2 mi) depth|135 km (84 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 28 Apr 2018 01:48 UTC| M 4.9 |94 km (58.4 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 25 Apr 2018 15:29 UTC| M 4.7 |385.7 km (239.7 mi) depth|127 km (79 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Mar 2018 15:09 UTC| M 4.6 |148.6 km (92.3 mi) depth|93 km (58 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Mar 2018 13:27 UTC| M 4.9 |57 km (35.4 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 09 Mar 2018 11:06 UTC| M 5.8 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 08 Mar 2018 22:27 UTC| M 4.9 |68 km (42.3 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 08 Mar 2018 21:56 UTC| M 4.7 |48.4 km (30.1 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 34 km southeast of Latangai Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 8 March 2018 at 17:39 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
