> strong and shallow mw 6.9 Earthquake offshore East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

04/04/2025 - Earthquake offshore East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time April 4, 2025, 8:04 p.m.
Magnitude mw 6.9
Latitude -6.19 °N
Longitude 151.64 °E
Depth 14.8 km
Aftershocks 20
Last Update 2025-04-04
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Papua New Guinea
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Aftershock Sequence
Event Series
Earthquake offshore East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

mb 5.3
Depth= 10 km
-6.36°N 151.58°E

2025/04/04 20:39, 6 days, 11 hours ago

Fri 04 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.25°N 151.46°E
Fri 04 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.22°N 151.64°E
Fri 04 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.34°N 151.62°E
Fri 04 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 4.6, 10 km, -6.19°N 151.43°E
Fri 04 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 4.9, 10 km, -6.20°N 151.43°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.22°N 151.63°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 4.8, 10 km, -6.26°N 151.49°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 6 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.30°N 151.49°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
m 5.2, 10 km, -6.36°N 151.57°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.33°N 151.53°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
mb 5.0, 10 km, -6.36°N 151.53°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.30°N 151.75°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
mb 5.1, 10 km, -6.17°N 151.62°E
Sat 05 Apr 2025, 5 days ago
mw 4.9, 10 km, -6.25°N 151.49°E
Sun 06 Apr 2025, 4 days ago
m 5.1, 10 km, -6.13°N 151.63°E
Sun 06 Apr 2025, 4 days ago
mb 4.8, 9 km, -6.25°N 151.62°E
Thu 10 Apr 2025, 1 day ago
m 5.4, 10 km, -6.12°N 151.41°E
Thu 10 Apr 2025, 1 day ago
mb 5.2, 10 km, -6.29°N 151.31°E
Fri 11 Apr 2025, 4 hours ago
mb 5.2, 10 km, -6.12°N 151.69°E
Impact on Health Services

A total 4 major healthcare facilities have been affected by this event.

Using data of the Healthsites.io. Latest update: May 2024 (only considering hospitals and clinics). In some countries, definitions for clinics and hospitals may deviate.

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