Strong and shallow M6.8 earthquake hits New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Strong and shallow M6.8 earthquake hits New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit near the coast of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea at 17:39 UTC on March 8, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). This…

Strong and deep M6.3 earthquake hits near the coast of New Ireland, P.N.G.

Strong and deep M6.3 earthquake hits near the coast of New Ireland, P.N.G.

A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea at 17:12 UTC on June 21, 2016. The agency is reporting a depth of 365.3 km (227 miles). Geoscience Australia is reporting Mwp6.2 at a depth of 367 km….

Earthquakes 6.2 and 5.1 strike New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea

Earthquakes 6.2 and 5.1 strike New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea

According to USGS, the double earthquakes, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with epicentre  73 km (46 miles) S (191°) from Kavieng at depth of 34.5 km (21.4 miles) and a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea,63 km (39 miles) SW