Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 26 September 2007 at 12:36 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 40 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.99°S / 153.5°E
(Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ambitle (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
154 km (96 mi) ESE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) ESE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) WNW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
403 km (250 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
458 km (285 mi) ENE of Kandrian (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
506 km (315 mi) NW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) --> See nearby quakes!
860 km (534 mi) NE 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 | 40 km | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, 26 September 2007 12:36 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):- 02 Feb 2008 05:06 UTC| M 5.1 |58.3 km (36.2 mi) depth|76 km (47 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Nov 2007 00:05 UTC| M 5.5 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Oct 2007 02:49 UTC| M 5.2 |371.3 km (230.7 mi) depth|76 km (47 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Oct 2007 15:03 UTC| M 6.0 |39 km (24.2 mi) depth|70 km (44 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 15:03 (GMT)
- 26 Sep 2007 14:40 UTC| M 5.3 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Sep 2007 12:49 UTC| M 5.6 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, 26 September 2007 at 12:36 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
