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Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, 19 January 1999

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, 19 January 1999
Date & time: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 03:35 UTC
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 114.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.596°S / 153.235°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Ambitle (74 km / 46 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
111 km (69 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300)
127 km (79 mi) SE of Rabaul (pop: 8,100)
184 km (115 mi) NW of Buka (pop: 0)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake: New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, 19 Jan 1999 03h35

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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (187 quakes):
  • 02 Jan 2001 09:03 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    68 km (42 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Dec 2000 10:43 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    67 km (42 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Dec 2000 04:34 UTC
    | M 6.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    120 km (74 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 28 December 2000
  • 27 Dec 2000 07:26 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    69 km (43 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 21 Dec 2000 02:41 UTC
    | M 6.0 |
    386.7 km (240.3 mi) depth
    |
    130 km (81 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 21 December 2000
  • 17 Dec 2000 08:59 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    83 km (52 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Dec 2000 14:29 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    29 km (18 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 08 Dec 2000 15:24 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Dec 2000 23:18 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    56 km (35 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Dec 2000 23:02 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    54 km (34 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Dec 2000 19:13 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (33 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Dec 2000 09:31 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Dec 2000 01:40 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    58 km (36 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Dec 2000 22:57 UTC
    | M 6.5 |
    31 km (19.3 mi) depth
    |
    70 km (44 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, 6 December 2000
  • 28 Nov 2000 23:24 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    29 km (18 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 Nov 2000 02:14 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    129 km (80 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
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Significant earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, 19 January 1999
 

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