Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Hit in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

- Time: 2024-03-23 at 20:22:04 UTC
             2024-03-24 at 06:22:04 Port Moresby
- Location: -4.14° LAT, 143.16° LON
- Magnitude: Mww6.9
- Depth: 40 km
- Focal mechanism: Strike Slip
- Provider: USGS, GlobalCMT


Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

The earthquake occurred in an area where we announced MODERATE and INCREASED seismic hazard exposure (blue and yellow alert) in our latest weekly earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, on March 18, 2024, available here.


Picture 2: Latest earthquake forecast for the Indonesia region, posted on March 18, 2024.

Quantectum's Macroseismic Intensity map suggests "VIII" as a maximum intensity, which corresponds to VIOLENT shaking and potential HEAVY damage around the epicenter. Potentially exposed cities were Ambunti (pop. 2,000), Wewak (pop. 18,000), Angoram (pop. 2,000), Aitape (pop. 6,000), Porgera (pop. 2,000), Wabag (pop. 4,000), Tari (pop. 8,000).


Picture 3: Macroseismic Intensity map for the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far and no particular alert was issued.

 

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

** The information provided is a product of Quantectum's own system, please tag Quantectum when sharing it. For more detailed information, contact us by email.

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