Major mag. 7.9 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, 1 January 1916
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 54 years.
Magnitude: 7.9
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.739°S / 152.548°E
(Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Rabaul (Tavurvur) (65 km / 40 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300)
74 km (46 mi) SE of Rabaul (pop: 8,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1016 joules (12408 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.1 x 107 tons of TNT or 667.2 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Thu, 1 Jan 00:00 UTC | M |
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Aftershocks of the 7.9 quake: New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, 1 Jan 1916 13h20
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