Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.8 - East New Britain Province, 67 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, martes, 17 nov. 1964
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Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.8 at 55 km depth
Fecha & hora: 17 Nov 1964 08:15:41 UTC
Magnitud: 6.8
Profundidad: 55.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 5.773°S / 150.701°E
(Nueva Bretaña del Este, Papúa Nueva Guinea)Volcán mas cercano: Buru (25 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km al ESE de Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
136 km al ENE de Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
235 km al SO de Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
235 km al SO de Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
238 km al SO de Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
356 km al S de Kavieng (New Ireland) (pop: 14,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
423 km al ENE de Lae (Morobe) (pop: 76,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
430 km al NE de Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
476 km al ENE de Bulolo (Morobe) (pop: 16,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
568 km al NE de Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 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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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.8 | 55 km | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 03 Mar 1965 15:14 UTC| M 6.7 |14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth|127 km (79 mi) distance| USGS | Terremoto mayor magnitud 6.7 - 139 km SSW of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, miércoles, 03 mar. 1965
- 25 Feb 1965 04:51 UTC| M 6.2 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|146 km (91 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.2 - 128 km SSW of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, jueves, 25 feb. 1965
- 12 Dec 1964 07:20 UTC| M 5.8 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|126 km (79 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Dec 1964 08:58 UTC| M 6.1 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|75 km (47 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - East New Britain Province, 122 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, lunes, 07 dic. 1964
- 19 Nov 1964 23:35 UTC| M 6.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.8 - East New Britain Province, 82 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, jueves, 19 nov. 1964
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