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Sequence · 2015-04-30

M 6.7 · Observed seismic cluster · 126 km SSW of Kokopo, 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 cluster84
M6+5
Analysis radius292 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 7.5
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours6
Within first 7 days61
Observed duration14.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.0
0 h14.0 d
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Main-event impact

3 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

59/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea31.0 km2015-04-30 10:45:02 UTCView event →
M 4.9121 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-04-30 11:02:17 UTCView event →
M 4.5129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea50.3 km2015-04-30 20:50:22 UTCView event →
M 6.8109 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea44.0 km2015-05-01 08:06:03 UTCView event →
M 6.0134 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-01 08:06:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6153 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-01 09:54:09 UTCView event →
M 5.0130 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-01 19:55:51 UTCView event →
M 4.996 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea106.7 km2015-05-02 10:53:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7194 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-03 06:59:05 UTCView event →
M 4.8143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea47.4 km2015-05-03 19:28:54 UTCView event →
M 5.2142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 20:21:52 UTCView event →
M 6.0156 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea24.0 km2015-05-03 22:32:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 22:35:07 UTCView event →
M 4.8138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 22:39:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3136 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 22:50:46 UTCView event →
M 5.9137 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 23:40:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5154 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-03 23:50:13 UTCView event →
M 4.5New Britain region, Papua New Guinea65.5 km2015-05-04 01:04:49 UTCView event →
M 5.2145 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-04 08:09:12 UTCView event →
M 4.6129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-04 12:13:45 UTCView event →
M 7.5131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea55.0 km2015-05-05 01:44:06 UTCView event →
M 5.8114 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 01:53:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6125 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 01:58:16 UTCView event →
M 4.9144 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:03:56 UTCView event →
M 4.9125 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:06:25 UTCView event →
M 4.8121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:13:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2146 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:33:41 UTCView event →
M 4.8New Britain region, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:34:27 UTCView event →
M 4.894 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:37:19 UTCView event →
M 5.3120 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea46.5 km2015-05-05 02:40:23 UTCView event →
M 4.7117 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 02:43:19 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea47.9 km2015-05-05 02:52:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4124 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 03:55:49 UTCView event →
M 4.7127 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 04:55:49 UTCView event →
M 5.292 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 05:02:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea45.3 km2015-05-05 05:07:29 UTCView event →
M 4.9144 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea42.8 km2015-05-05 06:11:02 UTCView event →
M 4.6138 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 07:53:29 UTCView event →
M 5.8131 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea45.6 km2015-05-05 08:16:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6144 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea12.7 km2015-05-05 08:21:53 UTCView event →
M 5.0137 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 08:47:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7128 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 15:07:47 UTCView event →
M 4.6139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 16:39:43 UTCView event →
M 4.7106 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea62.7 km2015-05-05 17:28:55 UTCView event →
M 4.7137 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea54.7 km2015-05-05 19:36:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5127 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea47.6 km2015-05-05 20:21:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1139 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea49.3 km2015-05-05 20:39:47 UTCView event →
M 4.8142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-05 21:13:28 UTCView event →
M 4.8172 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-05 21:19:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5143 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.4 km2015-05-06 00:14:40 UTCView event →
M 5.035 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea47.4 km2015-05-06 01:35:12 UTCView event →
M 4.7131 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea29.3 km2015-05-06 01:52:48 UTCView event →
M 5.4134 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea9.8 km2015-05-06 03:17:10 UTCView event →
M 4.74 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea75.9 km2015-05-06 06:05:17 UTCView event →
M 5.2149 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea43.7 km2015-05-06 07:06:47 UTCView event →
M 4.5111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-06 16:34:32 UTCView event →
M 4.8180 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-06 22:18:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5New Britain region, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-06 22:20:15 UTCView event →
M 4.8142 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-07 02:15:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5215 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea32.4 km2015-05-07 02:54:29 UTCView event →
M 4.5New Britain region, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-07 06:09:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9143 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-07 15:46:18 UTCView event →
M 4.8178 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.8 km2015-05-07 17:58:17 UTCView event →
M 5.161 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-07 21:18:43 UTCView event →
M 4.7176 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea45.6 km2015-05-08 01:34:46 UTCView event →
M 5.931 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-08 07:52:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1132 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea40.4 km2015-05-08 09:07:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5132 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea34.8 km2015-05-08 19:05:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6171 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-08 21:56:07 UTCView event →
M 5.2139 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea23.2 km2015-05-09 03:27:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea12.0 km2015-05-09 09:42:35 UTCView event →
M 5.4162 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea20.0 km2015-05-09 11:14:24 UTCView event →
M 4.6150 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-09 12:38:43 UTCView event →
M 4.7178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-09 12:47:09 UTCView event →
M 4.7179 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-10 09:57:21 UTCView event →
M 5.0114 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2015-05-10 18:28:13 UTCView event →
M 5.1141 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea46.7 km2015-05-10 22:52:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea21.6 km2015-05-11 07:40:21 UTCView event →
M 4.6179 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.5 km2015-05-11 15:41:03 UTCView event →
M 4.8132 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-12 18:02:12 UTCView event →
M 5.1120 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-12 18:03:50 UTCView event →
M 4.7140 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-12 19:47:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6119 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea41.3 km2015-05-13 20:13:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9129 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea58.9 km2015-05-14 10:43:44 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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