Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, 13 January 2002 at 14:10 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 44 km depth
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 43.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.651°S / 151.074°E
(Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Karai (Sulu Range) (22 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
104 km (65 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) ENE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) SW of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) SW of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) S of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
467 km (290 mi) NE of Popondetta (Sohe) (pop: 28,200) --> See nearby quakes!
514 km (319 mi) NE of Kokoda (Sohe) (pop: 6,200) --> See nearby quakes!
583 km (362 mi) SE of Lorengau (Manus District) (pop: 5,810) --> See nearby quakes!
607 km (377 mi) NE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 44 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, 13 January 2002 14:10 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes):- 13 Jun 2002 11:39 UTC| M 5.0 |87.6 km (54.4 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 May 2002 13:15 UTC| M 5.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 May 2002 03:11 UTC| M 5.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Mar 2002 07:20 UTC| M 5.3 |48.7 km (30.3 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Feb 2002 06:33 UTC| M 5.3 |33.3 km (20.7 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Feb 2002 01:50 UTC| M 6.3 |40.2 km (25 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, 28 February 2002 at 01:50 (GMT)
- 23 Feb 2002 12:51 UTC| M 5.1 |117.6 km (73.1 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Feb 2002 13:27 UTC| M 6.6 |39 km (24.2 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 5 February 2002 at 13:27 (GMT)
- 15 Jan 2002 09:01 UTC| M 6.2 |41.1 km (25.5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 15 January 2002 at 09:01 (GMT)
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Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, 13 January 2002 at 14:10 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
