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Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 215 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:33 am (GMT +10) -

Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 215 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:33 am (GMT +10) Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Bismarck Sea, 215 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:33 am (GMT +10)

Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

9 May 22:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
9 May 22:43: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.0 to 10.0 km (from 31 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 82 km (51 mi) towards NE.
9 May 22:49: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 2.0 km (from 6.2 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.1 km (6.3 mi) towards S.
9 May 22:50: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 9, 2022 22:33:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:33 am (GMT +10)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.3
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude3.3689°S / 146.347°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)
Antipode3.369°N / 33.653°W
Shaking intensityVery strong shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanounnamed (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities181 km (112 mi) SW of Lorengau (Manus District) (pop: 5,810) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
215 km (134 mi) NNE of Madang (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
302 km (188 mi) E of Wewak (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
320 km (199 mi) NNE of Goroka (pop: 18,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
329 km (205 mi) N of Kainantu (pop: 8,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
332 km (206 mi) NNE of Kundiawa (pop: 9,380) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
363 km (225 mi) NE of Hagen (Dei District) (pop: 33,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
380 km (236 mi) N of Lae (pop: 76,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
429 km (267 mi) NE of Mendi (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
685 km (426 mi) N of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 29.6°C (85 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.310 km179 Km SW of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaUSGS
6.310 kmPapua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaGFZ
6.310 kmPapua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaRaspberryShake
5.510 kmPapua New Guinea: Near LaeRENASS
6.510 kmPapua New Guinea: BISMARCK SEAEMSC
6.110.2 kmPapua New Guinea [Sea]INGV
6.310 kmPapua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaGeoAu

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 11416 km / 7094 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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User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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Lautoka,Fiji Islands / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
May 10, 2022 00:02
46 weeks ago
5.3

10 km
Bismarck Sea, 200 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
May 9, 2022 22:54
46 weeks ago
4.7

10 km
Bismarck Sea, 224 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMTMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetails
Dec 22, 1997 02:05
25 years ago
7.2

179 km
290km / 180miRooke Island, 167 km NE of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 31, 1970 17:53
52 years ago
6.9

60 km
210km / 130mi50 km NW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 17, 2012 07:13
11 years ago
6.8

198 km
248km / 154miBismarck Sea, 447 km N of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 24, 1964 05:56
59 years ago
6.8

108 km
295km / 183miMadang Province, 80 km NE of Wabag, Enga Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 25, 1958 09:36
65 years ago
6.8

30 km
169km / 105mi135 km E of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 6, 1952 19:47
70 years ago
6.8

52 km
201km / 125mi57 km S of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 30, 1989 23:18
33 years ago
6.7

38 km
43km / 26mi127 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 16, 1983 22:10
40 years ago
6.7

235 km
245km / 152miLong Island, 141 km N of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jul 31, 2011 23:38
12 years ago
6.6

10 km
169km / 105mi66 km N of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 11, 2005 12:20
18 years ago
6.6

11 km
50km / 31mi117 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 29, 1997 08:14
26 years ago
6.6

23 km
221km / 138mi48 km SE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 6, 1977 06:11
46 years ago
6.6

33 km
213km / 132mi60 km SE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 19, 1972 15:00
51 years ago
6.6

20 km
219km / 136mi61 km S of Laing Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 18, 1972 21:55
51 years ago
6.6

26 km
226km / 141mi99 km NW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 7, 1968 04:57
54 years ago
6.6

15 km
39km / 24mi192 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 26, 1948 05:36
74 years ago
6.6

55 km
260km / 162mi111 km W of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 2, 1947 19:09
76 years ago
6.6

35 km
274km / 170miMadang Province, 117 km N of Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 11, 1935 22:15
88 years ago
6.6

15 km
200km / 124mi64 km SE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 24, 1932 06:30
90 years ago
6.6

15 km
59km / 37mi116 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 30, 1930 21:20
93 years ago
6.6

15 km
146km / 91mi47 km NW of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 7, 1926 12:23
97 years ago
6.6

35 km
249km / 155mi40 km SW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 4, 2010 07:15
13 years ago
6.5

220 km
241km / 150mi36 km SW of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 7, 1990 09:25
33 years ago
6.5

29 km
214km / 133mi53 km SE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 27, 1984 20:06
39 years ago
6.5

28 km
154km / 96miKarkar Island, 64 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 16, 1975 22:35
48 years ago
6.5

33 km
168km / 104mi59 km SE of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 30, 1972 10:29
51 years ago
6.5

15 km
158km / 98mi64 km N of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 23, 1971 04:08
52 years ago
6.5

10 km
82km / 51mi74 km N of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 26, 1961 00:38
61 years ago
6.5

20 km
208km / 129mi431 km N of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 16, 1934 13:43
88 years ago
6.5

15 km
209km / 130mi51 km N of Lottin Island, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 27, 2017 04:17
6 years ago
6.4

8.1 km
285km / 177miSouth Pacific Ocean, 108 km NE of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaMore
Jul 25, 2016 19:38
7 years ago
6.4

10 km
192km / 119miBismarck Sea, 135 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 1, 2009 03:54
14 years ago
6.4

10 km
250km / 155mi34 km S of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 5, 2005 10:48
17 years ago
6.4

25 km
201km / 125mi157 km SE of Lorengau, Manus District, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 4, 1992 03:49
31 years ago
6.4

19 km
175km / 109mi63 km SE of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 8, 1988 23:13
35 years ago
6.4

32 km
72km / 45mi104 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 15, 1983 14:11
39 years ago
6.4

24 km
109km / 67mi110 km N of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
May 25, 1936 03:02
87 years ago
6.4

15 km
40km / 25mi236 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 21, 1936 16:57
87 years ago
6.4

35 km
239km / 149miEast Sepik Province, 74 km SW of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 17, 1934 15:52
88 years ago
6.4

15 km
195km / 121mi59 km S of Rambutyo Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 7, 2021 05:45
2 years ago
6.3

10 km
52km / 32miBismarck Sea, 185 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 26, 2018 22:47
5 years ago
6.3

10 km
59km / 37miBismarck Sea, 187 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 27, 2017 04:17
6 years ago
6.3

10 km
309km / 192miSouth Pacific Ocean, 132 km NE of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 23, 2008 10:04
14 years ago
6.3

10 km
118km / 74mi238 km NE of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 28, 2003 15:29
20 years ago
6.3

10 km
23km / 14mi129 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 20, 2002 14:14
20 years ago
6.3

33 km
180km / 112mi73 km SE of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 16, 1992 10:23
31 years ago
6.3

215 km
225km / 140mi49 km W of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 3, 1987 16:30
36 years ago
6.3

5 km
9km / 6mi131 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 4, 1981 00:01
42 years ago
6.3

33 km
136km / 84miKarkar Island, 81 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 6, 1975 22:24
48 years ago
6.3

33 km
105km / 65mi56 km SW of Bipi Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 12, 1970 06:07
52 years ago
6.3

15 km
242km / 150mi79 km W of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 10, 1966 18:08
56 years ago
6.3

25 km
72km / 45mi200 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 12, 1964 20:31
59 years ago
6.3

20 km
34km / 21mi191 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 17, 1958 18:01
65 years ago
6.3

20 km
41km / 26mi194 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 21, 1950 09:56
73 years ago
6.3

20 km
80km / 49mi89 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 8, 1926 10:20
97 years ago
6.3

25 km
169km / 105mi293 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 19, 2012 22:41
11 years ago
6.2

77 km
256km / 159mi140 km W of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 19, 2012 22:41
11 years ago
6.2

73 km
251km / 156mi144 km W of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 7, 2007 00:40
16 years ago
6.2

4.7 km
46km / 29mi91 km SW of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 22, 2005 15:11
17 years ago
6.2

68 km
231km / 143mi56 km W of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 12, 2003 22:33
20 years ago
6.2

10 km
236km / 147mi69 km E of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jul 3, 2002 23:00
21 years ago
6.2

31 km
215km / 134mi41 km NE of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 23, 2001 21:45
22 years ago
6.2

10 km
4km / 2mi124 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Aug 26, 1999 07:39
24 years ago
6.2

33 km
78km / 49mi92 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 13, 1999 14:45
24 years ago
6.2

10 km
170km / 105mi62 km N of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 5, 1993 22:37
29 years ago
6.2

14 km
222km / 138miPapua New GuineaMore
Jun 15, 1993 13:06
30 years ago
6.2

227 km
206km / 128mi44 km NW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
May 22, 1992 21:40
31 years ago
6.2

33 km
237km / 147mi35 km SE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 7, 1992 18:37
31 years ago
6.2

15 km
13km / 8mi134 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 18, 1988 22:51
35 years ago
6.2

33 km
41km / 25mi126 km NE of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 3, 1987 15:35
36 years ago
6.2

5 km
14km / 9mi132 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 20, 1983 16:58
39 years ago
6.2

10 km
180km / 112mi139 km NE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 25, 1979 05:29
44 years ago
6.2

189 km
199km / 123mi36 km NW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 23, 1975 05:20
48 years ago
6.2

33 km
138km / 85miSauwai Island, 75 km S of Lorengau, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 27, 1971 22:20
52 years ago
6.2

10 km
220km / 137miPapua New GuineaMore
Jul 21, 2021 14:26
1 year 36 weeks ago
6.1

10 km
51km / 32miBismarck Sea, 233 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 27, 2021 08:05
1 year 48 weeks ago
6.1

10 km
92km / 57miBismarck Sea, 195 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 10, 2021 11:38
1 year 50 weeks ago
6.1

10 km
77km / 48miBismarck Sea, 196 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 26, 2018 22:48
5 years ago
6.1

60 km
104km / 65miBismarck Sea, 155 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 1, 2016 19:25
7 years ago
6.1

10 km
186km / 115miBismarck Sea, 116 km E of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 8, 2005 09:01
17 years ago
6.1

217 km
237km / 147miLong Island, 146 km N of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 23, 1994 07:59
29 years ago
6.1

33 km
243km / 151mi300 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 11, 1992 19:42
31 years ago
6.1

28 km
44km / 27mi103 km SW of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 8, 1988 23:21
35 years ago
6.1

33 km
77km / 48mi101 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 17, 1987 04:47
36 years ago
6.1

15 km
110km / 68mi65 km NW of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 8, 1983 15:04
40 years ago
6.1

14 km
207km / 128miPapua New GuineaMore
Apr 28, 2022 13:21
48 weeks ago
6.0

10 km
68km / 43miBismarck Sea, 176 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jan 26, 2018 22:47
5 years ago
6.0

10 km
52km / 32miBismarck Sea, 211 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jun 2, 2017 23:48
6 years ago
6.0

201 km
210km / 130mi96 km NW of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jul 19, 2021 15:22
1 year 36 weeks ago
5.9

10 km
61km / 38miBismarck Sea, 238 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Jul 29, 2014 13:27
9 years ago
5.9

10 km
46km / 29miBismarck Sea, 227 km NE of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 29, 2012 11:10
10 years ago
5.9

10 km
107km / 67miBismarck Sea, 173 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Oct 24, 2003 01:26
19 years ago
5.9

33 km
106km / 66mi78 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Apr 30, 2000 21:08
23 years ago
5.9

10 km
72km / 45mi97 km NE of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Nov 23, 1996 10:35
26 years ago
5.9

10 km
60km / 37mi76 km SW of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 16, 1996 05:47
27 years ago
5.9

33 km
6km / 4mi127 km SW of Mbuke Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Mar 16, 1988 00:44
35 years ago
5.9

18 km
28km / 18mi131 km NE of Karkar Island, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Dec 20, 1983 18:46
39 years ago
5.9

8.9 km
170km / 106mi134 km NE of Roissy Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaMore
May 15, 1963 02:52
60 years ago
5.9

35 km
69km / 43mi72 km SW of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
Feb 6, 1963 10:20
60 years ago
5.9

25 km
39km / 24mi190 km N of Madang, Papua New GuineaMore
Sep 12, 1959 07:01
64 years ago
5.9

25 km
50km / 31mi84 km SW of Sauwai Island, Manus Province, Papua New GuineaMore
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