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Papua New Guinea · Earthquake archives December 2015

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events30
Largest magnitudeM 5.8
M6+0
M7+0
Average depth65.7 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.880 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea30.0 km2015-12-29 01:51:41 UTCView event →
M 5.733 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea162.0 km2015-12-21 15:44:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3112 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea11.1 km2015-12-06 04:03:08 UTCView event →
M 5.344 km WSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea144.3 km2015-12-03 15:29:08 UTCView event →
M 5.389 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea56.1 km2015-12-02 10:08:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1111 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-12-28 14:39:31 UTCView event →
M 5.1110 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-12-24 20:18:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea34.1 km2015-12-23 10:08:49 UTCView event →
M 5.089 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea52.9 km2015-12-20 22:04:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0147 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea37.5 km2015-12-14 22:56:17 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea51.9 km2015-12-01 20:20:12 UTCView event →
M 4.9143 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea42.1 km2015-12-19 15:27:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9149 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13.2 km2015-12-14 21:21:02 UTCView event →
M 4.846 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea59.1 km2015-12-21 18:55:12 UTCView event →
M 4.8135 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea204.0 km2015-12-10 16:38:22 UTCView event →
M 4.8241 km W of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-12-05 23:14:16 UTCView event →
M 4.763 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea110.4 km2015-12-27 05:23:27 UTCView event →
M 4.7122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea34.0 km2015-12-25 08:55:08 UTCView event →
M 4.7224 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea15.4 km2015-12-23 16:45:40 UTCView event →
M 4.7122 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea194.6 km2015-12-19 07:03:24 UTCView event →
M 4.785 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea106.1 km2015-12-04 17:02:48 UTCView event →
M 4.787 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea66.8 km2015-12-04 11:33:06 UTCView event →
M 4.769 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea45.0 km2015-12-02 10:00:50 UTCView event →
M 4.576 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea59.9 km2015-12-31 10:59:21 UTCView event →
M 4.570 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea184.6 km2015-12-30 14:46:47 UTCView event →
M 4.595 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea58.1 km2015-12-29 11:38:36 UTCView event →
M 4.5193 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea39.2 km2015-12-27 17:31:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5105 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea36.2 km2015-12-24 06:37:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5165 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea25.2 km2015-12-19 12:52:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5123 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea43.5 km2015-12-14 02:15:18 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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