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Sequence · 2013-10-16

M 6.8 · Observed seismic cluster · 62 km WSW of Panguna, 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 cluster24
M6+1
Analysis radius308 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.5
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours7
Within first 7 days21
Observed duration12.4 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.3
0 h12.4 d
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Main-event impact

PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

60/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.862 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-16 10:30:58 UTCView event →
M 5.365 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-16 12:46:53 UTCView event →
M 4.551 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea22.1 km2013-10-16 15:51:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5118 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea29.9 km2013-10-16 19:02:00 UTCView event →
M 4.6115 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-16 19:02:16 UTCView event →
M 4.971 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-16 20:49:45 UTCView event →
M 4.884 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea26.2 km2013-10-17 06:31:43 UTCView event →
M 4.966 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea39.2 km2013-10-17 15:28:58 UTCView event →
M 4.982 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea38.7 km2013-10-17 15:57:46 UTCView event →
M 4.973 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-18 05:05:00 UTCView event →
M 4.654 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.1 km2013-10-18 10:17:13 UTCView event →
M 4.672 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-18 11:18:51 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-18 11:39:16 UTCView event →
M 5.2210 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2013-10-19 11:37:13 UTCView event →
M 5.276 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-19 22:49:55 UTCView event →
M 4.680 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.9 km2013-10-20 04:56:50 UTCView event →
M 5.145 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-20 18:48:03 UTCView event →
M 4.768 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea18.7 km2013-10-21 07:50:05 UTCView event →
M 4.770 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-21 23:50:03 UTCView event →
M 5.557 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea50.0 km2013-10-22 21:15:51 UTCView event →
M 4.691 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea27.3 km2013-10-23 02:46:47 UTCView event →
M 4.555 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-26 10:11:45 UTCView event →
M 4.650 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea44.3 km2013-10-27 16:58:45 UTCView event →
M 5.354 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-28 20:01:23 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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