Sequence · 2006-10-17

M 6.7 · Observed seismic cluster · 100 km ESE of Kimbe, 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 cluster14
M6+1
Analysis radius292 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.4
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours8
Within first 7 days14
Observed duration6.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.3
0 h6.5 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

3 Felt reports · Shallow

49/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7100 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea32.0 km2006-10-17 01:25:12 UTCView event →
M 4.7107 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-17 03:40:37 UTCView event →
M 4.7114 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-17 03:41:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0106 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea27.2 km2006-10-17 04:20:17 UTCView event →
M 5.0109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2006-10-17 06:10:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6105 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea13.2 km2006-10-17 08:18:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4106 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-17 08:58:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5108 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-17 09:51:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-18 02:09:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5112 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-18 09:16:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea46.9 km2006-10-18 18:22:00 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2006-10-21 00:06:49 UTCView event →
M 4.769 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea75.0 km2006-10-22 14:30:31 UTCView event →
M 4.816 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea87.0 km2006-10-23 14:26:38 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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