Very Strong Mag. 6.1 Earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 196 km North of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on 10 Apr 9:38 pm (GMT +10)

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Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 196 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, 10 April 2021 at 11:38 (GMT)

Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 196 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on 10 Apr 9:38 pm (GMT +10)

Very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 10 km depth

10 Apr 11:46 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
10 Apr 11:48: Epicenter location corrected by 6.8 km (4.2 mi) towards S.
10 Apr 13:30: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.1. Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards W.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 10, 2021 11:38:33 UTC
Local time at epicenter	10 Apr 9:38 pm (GMT +10)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6.1
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	3.46°S / 145.66°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)
Antipode	3.46°N / 34.34°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Bam (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	196 km (122 mi) N of Madang (pop: 27,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) E of Wewak (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 239 km (149 mi) SW of Lorengau (Manus District) (pop: 5,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 294 km (182 mi) N of Goroka (pop: 18,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 295 km (183 mi) NNE of Kundiawa (pop: 9,380) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 310 km (193 mi) NNE of Hagen (Dei District) (pop: 33,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 315 km (196 mi) N of Kainantu (pop: 8,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 372 km (231 mi) NE of Mendi (pop: 26,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 392 km (244 mi) NNW of Lae (pop: 76,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 689 km (428 mi) NNW of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹³ joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.1	10 km	Near N. Coast of New Guinea, PNG., Papua New Guinea	GFZ
6.0	2 km	NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG., Papua New Guinea	EMSC
6.2	62 km	Near N. Coast of New Guinea, PNG., Papua New Guinea	BMKG
5.4	10 km	Near Lae, Papua New Guinea	RENASS
6.0	10.2 km	Near North Coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea [Sea: Papua New Guinea]	INGV
6.0	10 km	195 Km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	USGS
6.0	15 km	Near N. Coast of New Guinea, PNG., Papua New Guinea	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 11486 km / 7137 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Calistoga Ca USA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s : It was a jolt, strong quick shake and over | 2 users found this interesting.

Honiara (1716.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

Düsseldorf (13482.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Aug 5, 2021 19:51 1 year 34 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 196 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Jul 18, 2021 09:35 1 year 36 weeks ago	5.0 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 175 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Jun 3, 2021 15:32 1 year 43 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 232 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Jun 1, 2021 21:41 1 year 43 weeks ago	4.7 53 km	Bismarck Sea, 157 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 15:01 1 year 48 weeks ago	4.6 57 km	Bismarck Sea, 134 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 11:04 1 year 48 weeks ago	5.5 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 199 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 10:40 1 year 48 weeks ago - felt	5.2 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 202 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 08:05 1 year 48 weeks ago	6.1 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 195 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 08:03 1 year 48 weeks ago	5.0 27 km	Bismarck Sea, 200 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 27, 2021 02:12 1 year 48 weeks ago	5.6 10 km	Bismarck Sea, 208 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More
Apr 10, 2021 12:27 1 year 50 weeks ago	4.6 118 km	Bismarck Sea, 162 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea	More

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