* 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 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea, on May 3, 2015, at 22:32:43 UTC, at a depth of 49 km, reported Geoscience Australia.