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 super 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea, on December 17, 2016, at 10:51:11 UTC, at a depth of 95 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Threat Message on December 17, 2016, at 1058 UTC.