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Sequence · 2003-01-10

M 6.7 · Observed seismic cluster · 191 km SE 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 cluster9
M6+1
Analysis radius292 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.5
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours2
Within first 7 days2
Observed duration12.6 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.2
0 h12.6 d
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Main-event impact

Intermediate

46/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea71.9 km2003-01-10 13:11:56 UTCView event →
M 5.0112 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea81.7 km2003-01-11 04:19:32 UTCView event →
M 5.5178 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea83.5 km2003-01-19 18:34:42 UTCView event →
M 4.596 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-01-20 12:37:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6174 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea46.6 km2003-01-20 20:17:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-01-21 00:17:34 UTCView event →
M 4.7123 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-01-21 00:17:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2003-01-21 00:28:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6252 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea474.3 km2003-01-23 04:22:39 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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