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Sequence · 2005-09-29

M 6.6 · Observed seismic cluster · 129 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 cluster40
M6+2
Analysis radius276 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.2
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours19
Within first 7 days39
Observed duration9.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.4
0 h9.0 d
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Main-event impact

Shallow

45/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.6129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 15:50:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5New Britain region, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 16:12:46 UTCView event →
M 4.7147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 16:22:25 UTCView event →
M 4.7161 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 16:29:39 UTCView event →
M 4.9134 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 16:33:38 UTCView event →
M 4.9124 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 16:50:45 UTCView event →
M 6.2142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea28.0 km2005-09-29 18:23:25 UTCView event →
M 4.8137 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 18:40:08 UTCView event →
M 5.7135 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 18:51:14 UTCView event →
M 5.4141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 19:12:37 UTCView event →
M 5.3134 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 19:56:17 UTCView event →
M 4.6138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 19:58:44 UTCView event →
M 5.0130 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 20:00:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5141 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 21:14:05 UTCView event →
M 4.8126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-29 23:25:09 UTCView event →
M 4.6137 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 01:30:55 UTCView event →
M 4.6125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 10:36:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 12:50:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1145 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 12:54:13 UTCView event →
M 4.6150 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea62.9 km2005-09-30 22:02:41 UTCView event →
M 5.8160 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 23:15:19 UTCView event →
M 4.6152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 23:25:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8153 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 23:29:44 UTCView event →
M 5.0146 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2005-09-30 23:35:03 UTCView event →
M 4.8146 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea55.4 km2005-10-01 02:28:19 UTCView event →
M 4.8154 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea81.6 km2005-10-01 03:12:53 UTCView event →
M 4.7150 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea64.8 km2005-10-01 11:15:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8120 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea57.2 km2005-10-01 11:51:30 UTCView event →
M 4.7135 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea78.8 km2005-10-02 01:47:43 UTCView event →
M 4.6139 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea58.7 km2005-10-02 03:52:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9114 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea20.0 km2005-10-02 07:44:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea20.0 km2005-10-02 13:23:41 UTCView event →
M 5.8154 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea30.5 km2005-10-02 23:59:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1146 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea38.6 km2005-10-03 00:53:23 UTCView event →
M 4.9163 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2005-10-03 04:00:22 UTCView event →
M 4.7121 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2005-10-03 07:15:47 UTCView event →
M 5.0149 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea72.0 km2005-10-04 04:20:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6125 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea57.5 km2005-10-04 11:44:03 UTCView event →
M 4.8144 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea83.1 km2005-10-05 04:27:36 UTCView event →
M 4.9133 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea83.9 km2005-10-08 16:31:55 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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