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Kerema, Gulf province / not felt : It was a normal Sunday 7th February morning..I did not feel any sign or movement of the earth.
Port Moresby / not felt
A very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the Bismarck Sea 107 km (66 mi) from Papua New Guinea in the early afternoon of Sunday, Feb 7, 2021 at 3.45 pm local time (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Date & time | Feb 7, 2021 05:45:55 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Feb 7, 2021, at 03:45 pm (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.3 |
Depth | 10.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 3.56°S / 145.92°E Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea |
Seismic antipode | 3.56°N / 34.08°W |
Shaking intensity | Very strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Nearest volcano | unnamed (91 km / 57 mi) |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain 29°C (84 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from WNW |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Distance | Place | Max. shaking intensity(*) | Region | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
185 km (115 mi) S of epicenter |
Madang (pop: 27,400) |
IV: Light |
Madang | |
227 km (141 mi) NE of epicenter |
Lorengau (pop: 5,810) |
IV: Light |
Manus | |
254 km (158 mi) W of epicenter |
Wewak (pop: 18,200) |
IV: Light |
East Sepik | |
287 km (178 mi) S of epicenter |
Goroka (pop: 18,500) |
IV: Light |
Eastern Highlands | |
293 km (182 mi) S of epicenter |
Kundiawa (pop: 9,380) |
IV: Light |
Chimbu | |
304 km (189 mi) S of epicenter |
Kainantu (pop: 8,510) |
IV: Light |
Eastern Highlands | |
317 km (197 mi) SW of epicenter |
Mount Hagen (pop: 33,600) |
IV: Light |
Hagen, Western Highlands | |
371 km (231 mi) S of epicenter |
Lae (pop: 76,300) |
III: Weak |
Morobe | |
382 km (237 mi) SW of epicenter |
Mendi (pop: 26,300) |
III: Weak |
Southern Highlands | |
672 km (418 mi) S of epicenter |
Portus Moresbiensis (pop: 283,700) |
III: Weak |
National Capital |
Mag | Depth | Time GMT 2021-02-7 |
Epicenter | Agency |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
05:45:55 | Near N. Coast of New Guinea, PNG., Papua New Guinea | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
5.7 | 33 km 21 mi |
05:45:55 | Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea 43 km (27 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) |
6.3 | 51 km 32 mi |
05:46:01 | 6.0 BISMARCK SEA, Papua New Guinea 41 km (25 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
6.2 | 10.2 km 6.3 mi |
05:45:56 | Papua New Guinea [Sea] 16 km (10 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
6.0 | 18 km 11 mi |
05:45:55 | Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea 6.9 km (4.3 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
GeoAu (Geoscience Australia ) |
6.3 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
05:45:52 | Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea 33 km (21 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Date and Time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Region | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 28, 2021 08:11 am (GMT +10) 3 years ago 11 weeks after main shock | 4.5 10 km | 22 km (14 mi) SE of main shock | Papua New Guinea: Bismarck Sea | More |
Apr 27, 2021 06:13 pm (GMT +10) 3 years ago 11 weeks after main shock | 5.1 10 km | 27 km (17 mi) W of main shock | Papua New Guinea: Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. | More |
Apr 27, 2021 06:03 pm (Port Moresby) 3 years ago 11 weeks after main shock | 5.0 27 km | 26 km (16 mi) NW of main shock | Near N. Coast of New Guinea, PNG., Papua New Guinea | More |
Feb 7, 2021 03:45 pm (Port Moresby) 3 years ago | 6.3 10 km | 0 km - This quake | Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea, 114 km NE of Volcano Island, Madang Main Shock (this quake) | More |