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Major mag. 7.7 earthquake - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 16 August 1995

Major mag. 7.7 earthquake - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 16 August 1995
Date & time: Wednesday, 16 August 1995 10:27 UTC
Magnitude: 7.7
Depth: 30.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.799°S / 154.178°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Tore (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) SW of Buka (pop: 0)
161 km (100 mi) NW of Arawa (pop: 40,300)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1016 joules (6219 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5.4 x 106 tons of TNT or 334.4 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Aftershocks of the 7.7 quake: Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea, 16 Aug 1995 10h27

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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (115 quakes):
  • 12 Aug 1997 04:24 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    293 km (182 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Aug 1997 11:08 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    186 km (116 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Jul 1997 10:16 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    50.7 km (31.5 mi) depth
    |
    73 km (46 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 08 Jul 1997 01:10 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    242.3 km (150.6 mi) depth
    |
    170 km (105 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Jun 1997 17:06 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    223 km (139 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Jun 1997 13:40 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    55 km (34.2 mi) depth
    |
    95 km (59 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Jun 1997 12:01 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    27.4 km (17 mi) depth
    |
    269 km (167 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Apr 1997 03:50 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    137 km (85 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 12 Apr 1997 04:11 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    39.4 km (24.5 mi) depth
    |
    199 km (124 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Mar 1997 19:59 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    173.5 km (107.8 mi) depth
    |
    132 km (82 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 03 Mar 1997 22:33 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    48.4 km (30.1 mi) depth
    |
    258 km (160 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Jan 1997 05:17 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    70.6 km (43.9 mi) depth
    |
    43 km (27 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 Jan 1997 12:29 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    129.8 km (80.7 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 31 Dec 1996 08:44 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    175 km (108 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Dec 1996 05:12 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    167.3 km (104 mi) depth
    |
    273 km (170 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Nov 1996 22:53 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    96.2 km (59.8 mi) depth
    |
    63 km (39 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
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Major mag. 7.7 earthquake - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 16 August 1995
 

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