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Sequence · 2010-12-02

M 6.6 · Observed seismic cluster · 52 km ENE of Kandrian, 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 cluster10
M6+1
Analysis radius276 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.4
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours1
Within first 7 days3
Observed duration10.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.2
0 h10.5 d
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Main-event impact

Shallow

45/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.652 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2010-12-02 03:12:09 UTCView event →
M 4.67 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2010-12-06 16:18:26 UTCView event →
M 4.749 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea43.5 km2010-12-07 03:35:35 UTCView event →
M 5.195 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea76.6 km2010-12-11 07:23:17 UTCView event →
M 5.032 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2010-12-12 05:58:42 UTCView event →
M 5.481 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea25.2 km2010-12-12 14:53:10 UTCView event →
M 5.285 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2010-12-12 14:54:27 UTCView event →
M 4.983 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2010-12-12 14:57:22 UTCView event →
M 4.864 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2010-12-12 14:59:08 UTCView event →
M 5.283 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2010-12-12 15:40:57 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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