Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

5.5 magnitude earthquake 147 km from Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-18 23:46:20 UTC

UTC time: Friday, March 18, 1983 23:46 PM

Your time: 1983-03-18T23:46:20Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.5 - New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1983-03-18 23:46:20 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 100 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

1983-03-19 17:13:27 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 13 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-19 22:59:46 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 120 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-20 13:45:49 UTC 6.4 magnitude, 80 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-21 04:06:25 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 84 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-21 04:29:08 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 86 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-23 02:48:26 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 94 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1983-03-24 10:47:40 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 80 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

North Of Solomon Islands

Bismarck Sea

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Fed. States Of Micronesia

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea