Date & time | Nov 27, 2021 03:45:51 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 at 2:45 pm (GMT +11) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 5.4 |
Depth | 51.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.3019°S / 154.8132°E ![]() |
Antipode | 6.302°N / 25.187°W |
Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Balbi (46 km / 29 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 74 km (46 mi) W of Panguna (pop: 2,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) W of Arawa (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) WNW of Buin (pop: 750) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 300 km (187 mi) NW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 356 km (221 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 375 km (233 mi) SE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 915 km (569 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
5.4 | 51 km | 74 Km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
5.4 | 40 km | Papua New Guinea: BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. | EMSC |
5.4 | 51 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | RaspberryShake |
5.5 | 10 km | Papua New Guinea: Near Port Moresby | RENASS |
5.4 | 57 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | GFZ |
5.4 | 98 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | GeoAu |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Jan 16, 2022 12:52 1 year 3 weeks ago - felt | 6.1 408 km | Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea | More |
Dec 16, 2021 10:55 1 year 7 weeks ago | 4.6 90 km | Solomon Sea, 80 km W of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea | More |