2000 New Ireland earthquakes

The shock struck off New Ireland in Papua New Guinea in November 2000, one of a sequence recorded in the same offshore zone. Two fatalities were recorded. Published magnitude estimates for the sequence differ, given as Mw 8.0 to 8.2.

Origin time (UTC)

2000-11-16T04:54

Magnitude

8

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

33

Deaths, as sources state them

2

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000a3qq

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: papua new guinea, new ireland, offshore, sequence

Coordinates: -3.98, 152.169

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands since 1990

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