- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 21, 2007 CE
- Location:
- 79 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mwb
- Depth:
- 46.3 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.591
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.6
Other earthquake records of 2007 CE
- Peru, Ica, Pisco, Lima · Mw 8 · 596 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Southern · Mw 6.4 · 67 deaths
- Solomon Islands · Mw 8.1 · 52 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra · Mw 8.4 · 25 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · Mw 6.6 · 15 deaths
- Tajikistan, Rasht, Asht · Mw 5.2 · 12 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.0 - 79 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (2007 CE) happen?
- October 21, 2007 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.