6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL
EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
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Map:
CSEM-EMSC
A major 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the New Ireland
region, Papua New Guinea, on August 31, 2016, at 0312 UTC, at a depth of 323
miles, reported the National Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, AK.
The National
Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information Statement on August 30,
2016, at 822 pm PDT.