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| |  M6.0 earthquake - 29km SSW of Taron, PNG, Saturday, 15 December 2012 at 19:30 (GMT)
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 29km SSW of Taron, PNG on Saturday, 15 December 2012
Date & time: Sat, 15 Dec 19:30:03 UTC Local time at epicenter: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 05:30 (Pacific/Port_Moresby) Magnitude: 6.0 Depth: 55.8 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.7244°S / 152.964°E  (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) Nearest volcano: Rabaul (Tavurvur) (98 km) Primary data source: USGS
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report. You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!. Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | Sat, 15 Dec 2012 | Sat, 15 Dec 19:30 UTC | M 6.1 / 46 km | New Britain Region, P.N.G. | [Map] | GFZ |
Sat, 15 Dec 19:30 UTC | M 6.1 / 52 km | NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. | [Map] | EMSC | Sat, 15 Dec 19:30 UTC | M 6.0 / 81 km | New Ireland Region, PNG | [Map] | GeoAu |
Sat, 15 Dec 19:30 UTC | M 6.1 / 89 km | New Ireland Region, P.N.G. | [Map] | BMKG |
 (shakemap: USGS) "I felt it" reports:
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | Tue, 18 Dec 2012 | Tue, 18 Dec 16:00 UTC | M 4.5 / 10 km - [info] | 4.5 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. | [Map] | EMSC | Thu, 27 Dec 2012 |
Thu, 27 Dec 10:43 UTC | M 4.6 / 10 km - [info] | 4.6 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. | [Map] | EMSC | Plus sur VolcanoDiscovery: Ubinas activity updates: The most frequently active volcano in Peru entered a new eruptive phase in 2014. Updates and news are regularly posted on this page.
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