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Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 137 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 13:47 GMT

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.5 quake Solomon Sea, 89 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, April 19, 2014 23:27:59, which had occurred 20 minutes earlier.

Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 137 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 13:47 GMT

Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 85 km depth

19 Apr 13:55 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 19, 2014 13:47:53 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	7
Depth	85.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.09°S / 154.68°E (Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea)
Antipode	7.09°N / 25.32°W
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Bagana (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	118 km (73 mi) WSW of Buin (pop: 750) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) SW of Panguna (pop: 2,920) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) SW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 264 km (164 mi) WNW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 406 km (252 mi) SE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 425 km (264 mi) SE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 870 km (541 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹⁵ joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
7.0	85 km	Solomon Islands	GFZ
5.6	72 km	120km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea	USGS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 636 km / 395 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 867 km / 538 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Port Moresby, New Guinea: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Port Moresby, New Guinea: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Port Moresby, New Guinea: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Charters Towers, Australia (CTAO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1707 km / 1061 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Funafuti, Tuvalu (FUNA/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2705 km / 1681 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3591 km / 2231 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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