* 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 great 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea, on March 29, 2015, at 23:48:34 UTC, at a depth of 72 km, reported Geoscience Australia.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a precautionary tsunami bulletin on March 29, 2015, at 156 PM HST.