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Sequence · 2014-12-07

M 6.6 · Observed seismic cluster · 115 km W 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 cluster28
M6+1
Analysis radius276 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.6
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours17
Within first 7 days27
Observed duration10.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.0
0 h10.5 d
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Main-event impact

PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

54/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.6115 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea23.0 km2014-12-07 01:22:02 UTCView event →
M 5.0120 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 01:40:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5141 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 01:43:54 UTCView event →
M 4.7114 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 01:50:56 UTCView event →
M 4.784 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 02:11:23 UTCView event →
M 5.0140 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 02:24:32 UTCView event →
M 5.6136 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 03:30:01 UTCView event →
M 4.9138 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 04:44:39 UTCView event →
M 4.5108 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 05:18:19 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 06:15:03 UTCView event →
M 4.598 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 06:15:52 UTCView event →
M 4.7133 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 07:37:43 UTCView event →
M 5.2122 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 08:18:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5134 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 08:34:45 UTCView event →
M 5.0107 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 14:19:29 UTCView event →
M 4.7113 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 15:04:23 UTCView event →
M 5.4130 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-07 17:55:28 UTCView event →
M 5.0101 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-08 13:15:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1126 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-09 02:01:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4121 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea7.0 km2014-12-09 02:33:32 UTCView event →
M 5.0135 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-09 04:06:16 UTCView event →
M 4.8115 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea49.3 km2014-12-09 18:00:55 UTCView event →
M 4.7131 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-10 06:54:53 UTCView event →
M 4.7149 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2014-12-10 09:04:57 UTCView event →
M 4.9119 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-10 22:10:33 UTCView event →
M 4.7116 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-11 03:49:06 UTCView event →
M 4.8127 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea21.3 km2014-12-11 15:46:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1118 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2014-12-17 13:05:18 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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