Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, 4 May 1907 at 05:51 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.708°S / 152.821°E
(Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Bamus (243 km / 151 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
270 km (168 mi) SSE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) SSE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) W of Arawa (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) ESE of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
366 km (227 mi) E of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
470 km (292 mi) WNW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) --> See nearby quakes!
478 km (297 mi) NNE of Alotau (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
696 km (433 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.6 | 25 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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