M7.5 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

[JayF]

M7.5 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
Preliminary Report

Magnitude	7.5
Date-Time	14 May 2019 12:58:26 UTC 14 May 2019 22:58:26 near epicenter 14 May 2019 06:58:26 standard time in your timezone
Location	4.081S 152.569E
Depth	10 km
Distances	44.2 km (27.4 mi) NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 258.2 km (160.1 mi) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 314.9 km (195.3 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 408.4 km (253.2 mi) NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 684.3 km (424.3 mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.6 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 118; Dmin = 46.6 km; Rmss = 1.48 seconds; Gp = 24° Version =
Event ID	us 70003kyy

 

[JayF]

No Tsunami Threat at this time.

 

[bjdeming]

Areas close to the epicentre have reported surprisingly little damage from the magnitude 7.5 tremblor, but even as power has returned to urban areas, the government has struggled to reach remote island communities.

-- Source, posted about 19 hours ago

100 people displaced, and 1 injury reported -- amazing for such a shallow, powerful quake. You do see this in remote rural areas, though.