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

7.9 magnitude earthquake 132 km from Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 10:51:12 UTC

UTC time: Saturday, December 17, 2016 10:51 AM

Your time: 2016-12-17T10:51:12Z

Magnitude Type: mww

USGS page: M 7.9 - 46km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 15 people

2016-12-17 10:51:12 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 103 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

2016-12-17 11:22:39 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 89 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 13:16:29 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 102 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 13:40:46 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 71 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 22:38:24 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 108 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 22:48:35 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 122 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-18 17:20:57 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 99 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-20 01:57:44 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 104 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-20 15:21:30 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 97 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2016-12-22 00:56:04 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 107 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