Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 864 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 4 October 1967 at 17:21 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.631°S / 153.959°E
(Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Tore (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
864 km (537 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 25 km | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake Solomon Sea, 864 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, 4 October 1967 17:21 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 09 Mar 1968 03:19 UTC| M 5.7 |75 km (46.6 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Feb 1968 13:55 UTC| M 5.7 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|78 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Feb 1968 05:44 UTC| M 7.3 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude. 7.3 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 90 km southeast of Lambom Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, 12 February 1968 at 05:44 (GMT)
- 07 Jan 1968 09:56 UTC| M 5.7 |116.6 km (72.5 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jan 1968 00:21 UTC| M 5.9 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|78 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Dec 1967 01:23 UTC| M 7.2 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude. 7.2 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 868 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, 25 December 1967 at 01:23 (GMT)
- 08 Oct 1967 18:08 UTC| M 5.9 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 864 km northeast of Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 4 October 1967 at 17:21 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
