* 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 major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea, on May 23, 2015, at 19:28:19 UTC, at a depth of 60 km, reported Geoscience Australia.