Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 65 km southwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, 7 July 1961 at 13:10 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 48 km depth
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 48.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.984°S / 149.747°E
(West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Garbuna (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
33 km (21 mi) NE of Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SW of Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
315 km (196 mi) ENE of Lae (Morobe) (pop: 76,300) --> See nearby quakes!
333 km (207 mi) SW of Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
334 km (207 mi) SW of Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (218 mi) NNE of Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) --> See nearby quakes!
367 km (228 mi) ENE of Wau (Morobe) (pop: 14,600) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) ENE of Bulolo (Morobe) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
446 km (277 mi) E of Madang (pop: 27,400) --> See nearby quakes!
483 km (300 mi) NE of Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.5 | 48 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake 65 km southwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, 7 July 1961 13:10 GMT
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