M7.9 Earthquake — 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 7.9 (major) earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on 2017-01-22 04:30 UTC, at a depth of 135 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER yellow: some casualties and damage possible — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 457 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M8.2 — 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · 1919-05-06
• M8.1 — 1971 Bougainville Earthquake · 1971-07-26
• M8.0 — 1971 New Britain Earthquake · 1971-07-14

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