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M 6.4 - 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

Latest evidence

Magnitude M6.4 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
113 km
Alert level
Green
Started
Location
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Hazard
Strong earthquake

Madang, Papua New Guinea

About 85 km SE of Madang

Events on record associated with Papua New Guinea

GorokaMADANGMadang (reference place)MadangEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSPapua New GuineaNorth is upN50 km
Map of the area around Madang, Papua New Guinea, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 50 km. Location inset: Papua New Guinea. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 5.8986° S, 146.1073° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 5.8986° S, 146.1073° E — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 5.9021° S, 146.0922° E — 2 km WSW of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
75,323 people

What changed

Timeline

The first 5 of 7 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.4
  2. HazardReported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 5.9021° S, 146.0922° E
  3. ImpactPopulation exposed recorded: 75,323 people
  4. Main eventM 6.4 - 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
  5. HazardMagnitude recorded: M6.4 Mww

See all 8 entries in the full chronology

2 official and scientific sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 6.4 - 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New GuineaM6.4 Mww113 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

Every reading published for this Event, grouped by what it measures, with its source. Superseded readings and readings not shown in the summaries above are included. Where a claim has several readings, WND selects one by a fixed rule; selection is not a judgement of accuracy.

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Evidence record

Magnitude

Depth

Reported epicentre

Population exposed

Alert level

Full chronology

  1. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.4
  2. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 5.9021° S, 146.0922° E
  3. Impact Population exposed recorded: 75,323 people
  4. Main event M 6.4 - 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
  5. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M6.4 Mww
  6. Hazard Depth recorded: 113 km
  7. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 5.8986° S, 146.1073° E

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 6.4 - 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Papua New Guinea (episode 1735005)

    GDACS

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Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: checked, nothing matched. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: not queried — reports attach only by GLIDE, and none is assigned. Checked