Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 150 km south of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021 7:26 am (GMT +10) -
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 69 km depth
25 Jan 21:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.
25 Jan 21:43: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 69.0 km (from 6.2 to 43 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (13 mi) towards S.
25 Jan 21:43: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 69.0 km (from 6.2 to 43 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (13 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 25 Jan 2021 21:26:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021 7:26 am (GMT +10)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 69.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.6°S / 151.78°E
(Solomon Sea, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)Nearest volcano: Ulawun (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
150 km (93 mi) SSW of Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) SSW of Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) ENE of Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) SSE of Kavieng (New Ireland) (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
526 km (327 mi) NE of Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) --> See nearby quakes!
668 km (415 mi) NE of Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Overcast Clouds
24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNWEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.9 | 69 km | New Britain Region, P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | GFZ |
| 5.1 | 80 km | NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | EMSC |
| 5.1 | 35 km | 135 Km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
| 4.7 | 169 km | New Britain Region, P.N.G., Papua New Guinea | BMKG |
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