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Sequence · 2018-03-26

M 6.7 · Observed seismic cluster · 140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster29
M6+2
Analysis radius292 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.9
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours1
Within first 7 days26
Observed duration11.8 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.0
0 h11.8 d
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Main-event impact

10 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea40.0 km2018-03-26 09:51:00 UTCView event →
M 5.1109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea9.1 km2018-03-28 02:20:33 UTCView event →
M 5.076 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea126.4 km2018-03-29 07:30:58 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 19:10:10 UTCView event →
M 6.9150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-03-29 21:25:36 UTCView event →
M 5.3158 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-03-29 21:38:38 UTCView event →
M 4.7166 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 21:41:25 UTCView event →
M 4.6159 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 21:44:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1146 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-03-29 21:49:55 UTCView event →
M 5.0161 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 22:15:21 UTCView event →
M 4.8126 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea29.0 km2018-03-29 22:27:40 UTCView event →
M 4.6169 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea7.7 km2018-03-29 22:44:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5153 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 22:47:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7178 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-29 22:51:20 UTCView event →
M 4.6144 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 00:55:10 UTCView event →
M 4.9159 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 02:00:23 UTCView event →
M 4.7154 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-03-30 02:22:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5178 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 03:56:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6174 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 03:56:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 04:48:24 UTCView event →
M 4.8176 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-30 10:04:20 UTCView event →
M 4.6145 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-03-30 17:15:03 UTCView event →
M 4.6155 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-31 00:52:17 UTCView event →
M 4.6194 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-03-31 06:45:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6188 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-04-01 04:25:53 UTCView event →
M 4.67 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-04-01 23:30:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6162 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-04-03 13:23:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6185 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-04-04 08:00:06 UTCView event →
M 5.3138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-04-07 05:15:16 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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