Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 96km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, 20 April 2014
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 96km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, 20 April 2014
This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.5 quake: 75km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on Sat, 19 Apr 13h27, which had occurred 11 hours earlier.

Local time at epicenter: Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:15:58
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 18.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.1672°S / 155.3119°E

Nearest volcano: Loloru (80 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9*10^13 J (24.8 GWh / 21301 tons of TNT / 1.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | ||||
Sun, 20 Apr 00:15 UTC | M 6.2 / 18 km | Solomon Islands | GFZ | |
Sun, 20 Apr 00:15 UTC | M 6.1 / 20 km | SOLOMON ISLANDS | EMSC | |
Sun, 20 Apr 00:16 UTC | M 6.4 / 35 km | Bougainville Island Region, PNG | GeoAu |
"I felt it" reports:
yolo swag / MMI IX (Violent shaking)