A big 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia, today, July 27, 2015, at 21:41:22 UTC. This comes one day after the same region was struck by a 6.7 quake.
The quake occurred 110 kilometers south-southwest of the town of Kokopo, the US Geological Survey said, 689 kilometers northeast of the Pacific nation’s capital Port Moresby, in the New Britain region at a depth of 53 kilometers.
There were no tsunami warnings, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Distances:
• 234 km (145 mi) W of Abepura, Indonesia
• 247 km (153 mi) W of Jayapura, Indonesia
• 314 km (194 mi) W of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
• 341 km (211 mi) ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
• 1195 km (740 mi) SSE of Koror Town, Palau
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- The quake occurred 110 kilometers south-southwest of the town of Kokopo, the US Geological Survey said, 689 kilometers northeast of the Pacific nation's capital Port Moresby, in the New Britain region at a depth of 53 kilometers.
- • 234 km (145 mi) W of Abepura, Indonesia.
- • 247 km (153 mi) W of Jayapura, Indonesia.
