Earthquake-report.com only survives with (mostly small) PRIVATE DONATIONS. Your gift will be highly appreciated.
This page will automatically refresh every 10 minutes as we might be adding updates. Do not close it but leave it open in a browser tab.
–

Update 08:31 UTC : When you are reading these updates, we at ER are calling you a premium reader. The world has almost NO attention for even massive earthquakes who occur in remote less popular areas as PNG. For us at ER we do follow earthquakes all over the world precisely because we think every country on the globe has the right to be informed.

Update 08:30 UTC : Below the Geofon seismogram from the seismograph installed in Port Moresby, Eastern PNG. Pretty impressive picture.

Update 08:06 UTC : The focal mechanism image below (courtesy Geofon) shows a spreading mechanism (extension).  “Understanding Beach Balls” article. The PNG Solomon region is a very complicated tectonics area with a lot of very strong interaction among many plates and sub-plates.

Update 08:00 UTC : The buoy in the middle of the map (somewhat greater icon) is the activated alert with the reading of it (showing minor changes on the red line 15 second interval)

Update 07:50 UTC : Professor Max Wyss, who specializes in theoretical prognoses of injuries and fatalities expects : NO expected injuries or fatalities due to shaking

Update 07:40 UTC : No reason to believe that shaking would be a problem as only 1000 people would have felt a strong shaking (the epicenter is off the coast). A very strong shaking is at least necessary for serious damage.

Update 07:35 UTC : We do fear for some Tsunami risk on the nearby islands. People are used to massive earthquakes in PNG and the Solomon Islands but tsunami’s are always a risk. A distance of 160 km means less than 10 minutes for tsunami waves but local people tend to immediately look for higher grounds if the feel very strong shaking like in this case.

130km (81mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
143km (89mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
414km (257mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
536km (333mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
628km (390mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands