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

5.6 magnitude earthquake 41 km from Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 09:09:31 UTC

UTC time: Friday, July 17, 1998 09:09 AM

Your time: 1998-07-17T09:09:31Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1998-07-17 09:09:31 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

1998-07-17 09:10:02 UTC 5.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 09:19:13 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 09:29:13 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 09:40:07 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 09:53:03 UTC 3.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Vanimo, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 10:02:10 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 10:12:22 UTC 3.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 10:21:34 UTC 3.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

1998-07-17 10:40:04 UTC 3.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

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

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Biak, Indonesia

Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Papua, Indonesia

S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea