Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 862 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 4 September 1941 at 10:21 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.989°S / 153.52°E
(Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ambitle (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
156 km (97 mi) ESE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) ESE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) WNW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
380 km (236 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
405 km (251 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
460 km (286 mi) ENE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
505 km (314 mi) NW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) --> See nearby quakes!
862 km (536 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 30 km | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 862 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 4 September 1941 at 10:21 (GMT)Please check again later while we are collecting more data.
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