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

Map: USGS

A major 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea, on December 17, 2016, at 11:27:39.2 UTC, at a depth of 31 km, reported EMSC-CSEM.