Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, 10 January 2003 at 13:11 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 72 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 71.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.311°S / 153.701°E
(Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ambitle (137 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
858 km (533 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 72 km | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, 10 January 2003 13:11 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (17 quakes):- 07 Jun 2003 08:13 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|130 km (81 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jun 2003 00:32 UTC| M 6.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|135 km (84 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, 7 June 2003 at 00:32 (GMT)
- 17 May 2003 06:29 UTC| M 5.1 |133.7 km (83.1 mi) depth|54 km (34 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 May 2003 09:47 UTC| M 5.3 |54.1 km (33.6 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 May 2003 09:38 UTC| M 5.1 |62.1 km (38.6 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Mar 2003 08:11 UTC| M 5.2 |158.4 km (98.4 mi) depth|133 km (83 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Mar 2003 02:36 UTC| M 5.1 |85.9 km (53.4 mi) depth|129 km (80 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Mar 2003 07:55 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|86 km (53 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Mar 2003 07:35 UTC| M 5.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|94 km (58 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Mar 2003 07:27 UTC| M 6.8 |40.2 km (25 mi) depth|86 km (53 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 11 March 2003 at 07:27 (GMT)
- 22 Feb 2003 06:54 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|79 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Feb 2003 15:28 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|117 km (73 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Feb 2003 01:12 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|97 km (60 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Feb 2003 01:08 UTC| M 5.2 |104.7 km (65.1 mi) depth|85 km (53 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jan 2003 00:17 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Jan 2003 18:34 UTC| M 5.5 |83.5 km (51.9 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Jan 2003 04:19 UTC| M 5.0 |81.7 km (50.8 mi) depth|93 km (58 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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