6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A major 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea, on January 8, 2017, at 08:52:10 UTC, at a depth of 80 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).