Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 128 km south of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 25 February 1965 at 04:51 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 40 km depth
Date & time: 25 Feb 1965 04:51:29 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.461°S / 151.98°E
(East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ulawun (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
128 km (80 mi) SSW of Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) S of Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (127 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) ENE of Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
347 km (216 mi) SSE of Kavieng (New Ireland) (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) WNW of Panguna (Bougainville) (pop: 2,920) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (252 mi) W of Arawa (Bougainville) (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
435 km (270 mi) WNW of Buin (Bougainville) (pop: 750) --> See nearby quakes!
553 km (344 mi) NE of Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) --> See nearby quakes!
695 km (432 mi) NE of Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 40 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 12 Aug 1965 12:57 UTC| M 6.8 |51 km (31.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 114 km south of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 12 August 1965 at 12:57 (GMT)
- 05 Aug 1965 00:07 UTC| M 6.5 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 115 km southwest of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 5 August 1965 at 00:07 (GMT)
- 03 Mar 1965 15:14 UTC| M 6.7 |14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake - 139 km south of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 3 March 1965 at 15:14 (GMT)
- 01 Mar 1965 09:08 UTC| M 5.5 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Mar 1965 07:20 UTC| M 5.9 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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