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

4.9 magnitude earthquake 21 km from Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 07:43:38 UTC

UTC time: Saturday, October 17, 1987 07:43 AM

Your time: 1987-10-17T07:43:38Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 4.9 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

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

Aftershocks:

1987-10-17 10:52:25 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 65 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 13:08:51 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 50 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 15:26:53 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 17:35:24 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-17 18:19:30 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 59 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-18 03:52:20 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-18 14:23:50 UTC 4.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-18 14:24:48 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 40 km depth
Kandrian, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

1987-10-18 19:27:25 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 24 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

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

North Of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Fed. States Of Micronesia