Mag 8 EQ Papua New Guinea

Mag 8 EQ PNG


2017-01-22 04:30:24 UPDATED: (M8.0) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -6.3 155.1 (56dc1)



Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 8.0
Date-Time
22 Jan 2017 04:30:25 UTC
22 Jan 2017 15:30:25 near epicenter
22 Jan 2017 14:30:25 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.267S 155.119E
Depth 153 km
Distances
40 km (24 mi) W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
46 km (28 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
380 km (235 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
556 km (344 mi) E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
637 km (394 mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands



See here....


earthquake.usgs.gov...

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF

PAPUA NEW GUINEA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... NAURU... POHNPEI...
KOSRAE... VANUATU... CHUUK AND INDONESIA

ptwc.weather.gov...

That area has been pounded the past year. Is that normal?

a reply to: Phage

Thanx Phage...it was 15o kms deep...so I am gunna guess no tsunami....but....

Good luck to anyone affected...

I heard it was upgraded to 8.4

a reply to: JinMI

Pretty normal.

Anyone know what the activity was like beforehand?
Hopefully something this size is not actually leading up to a bigger quake...

a reply to: Phage

...erm..um... I mean.

originally posted by: shaneR
a reply to: Phage

Thanx Phage...it was 15o kms deep...so I am gunna guess no tsunami....but....

Good luck to anyone affected...

If there is significant crustal displacement, I would think a set of waves could be propogated dispite the depth.

I hope not, but it iis certainly worth watching. Good OP. A flag for being on the ball with this.

a reply to: JinMI

You think strong earthquakes are unusual in the region?
Have you looked into the matter much?

a reply to: Phage

Oh...and for those of U who do not find a Mag 8 enough for the daily dose of doom porn...
Check out this site....I find it very interesting....

www.suspicious0bservers.org...

I would be interested in your take on the solar/EQ connections if they exist....Phage...

I seem to recall they had the PNG area listed as an area to watch...

a reply to: Phage

I meant to say thanks for the info and it's sad that it happens so regularly.

a reply to: shaneR

I would be interested in your take on the solar/EQ connections if they exist....Phage...

Thanks for asking.
www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: shaneR

I thought it was the moon that caused earthquakes?

Downgraded to 7.9 there is nothing to report regarding a Tsunami, it was under land, Bougainville Island
so say GDACS, the place where I get those tsunami animations

Summary
Current impact estimate:
The earthquake was not tsunamogenic. No calculations were performed.
Green alert in Papua New Guinea on 22/01/2017 04:30:23 UTC
142212 people within 100km
Magnitude 7.9M, Depth:136km

www.gdacs.org...

Big one though

a reply to: 5StarOracle
There was a 6.5 yesterday further south just off San Cristobal Island, which did produce a 0.1m high local tsunami.
This seems to be a common thing in the Solomon Is, has happened three times in the last couple of years, the earthquakes swing back and forth between these two islands (or at least around each set of islands) for a week or two, 6s and 7's with 5s thrown in as aftershocks.

a reply to: muzzy

Gday Muzzy...thanx for the extra info....

Kapitistan? I just got it!!

Still got some whanau just sth of U....stay safe out there....

Speaking of which...Kapiti always reminds me of that great story....Rob Hewitt? The diver...

Cheers mate...

a reply to: shaneR

Yeah that was a story of epic survival under extreme circumstances
I remember everyone around here thought he had drowned, hundred of residents going about their daily lives driving back and forth along Centennial Hwy back and forth to work and he was floating back and forth along the coast.

a reply to: shaneR

OMG ... that site is great -- thanks. I added it to my favorites. Very much appreciated