* 6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE
AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE
QUAKES.
Map: CSEM-EMSC
A great 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea, on May 5, 2015, at 0144 UTC, at a depth
of 10 km/6 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
A tsunami threat message was issued by the PTWC on May 5, 2015, at 0150.
421 major to great (6.0+)
earthquakes hit various places over the last 806 days. ...