Date & time | Nov 21, 2022 16:30:21 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:30 am (GMT +11) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.6 |
Depth | 107.6 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.6518°S / 154.4015°E ![]() |
Antipode | 5.652°N / 25.599°W |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Tore (62 km / 39 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 141 km (87 mi) WNW of Panguna (pop: 2,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 144 km (89 mi) WNW of Arawa (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 188 km (117 mi) NW of Buin (pop: 750) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 278 km (172 mi) ESE of Kokopo (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 296 km (184 mi) ESE of Rabaul (pop: 8,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 383 km (238 mi) NW of Gizo (New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands) (pop: 6,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 527 km (327 mi) SE of Kavieng (pop: 14,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 905 km (563 mi) ENE of Port Moresby (pop: 283,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.6 | 108 km | 140 Km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
4.6 | 122 km | 140 Km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | EMSC |
4.6 | 108 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | RaspberryShake |
4.6 | 10 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | IRIS |
4.9 | 79 km | Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands | GFZ |