Major magnitude 7.9 earthquake - 25 km west of Lamassa Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, January 1, 1916 at 13:20 GMT
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Major magnitude 7.9 earthquake at 35 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 1, 1916 13:20:49 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 7.9 |
| Depth | 35.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 4.739°S / 152.548°E  (Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea) |
| Antipode | 4.739°N / 27.452°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Rabaul (Tavurvur) (65 km / 40 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 54 km (33 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 282 km (175 mi) ENE of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 310 km (192 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 369 km (230 mi) WNW of Panguna (pop: 2,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 370 km (230 mi) ENE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 373 km (232 mi) WNW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 413 km (257 mi) WNW of Buin (pop: 750) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 795 km (494 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 1016 joules (12408 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.1 x 107 tons of TNT or 667.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 7.9 | 35 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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