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

7.4 magnitude earthquake 53 km from Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-16 20:48:01 UTC

UTC time: Friday, October 16, 1987 20:48 PM

Your time: 1987-10-16T20:48:01Z

Magnitude Type: mw

USGS page: M 7.4 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1987-10-16 20:48:01 UTC 7.4 magnitude, 47 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

1987-10-16 21:40:42 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 59 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-16 22:27:42 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 57 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-16 22:48:00 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-16 23:38:32 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 00:45:42 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 51 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 02:54:15 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 03:32:58 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 48 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 04:17:19 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 51 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 07:43:38 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 42 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

North Of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Fed. States Of Micronesia