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Historic Earthquake
2014 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
11 April 2014 · Bougainville Island · Papua New Guinea
On 11 April 2014 at 07:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island), at a depth of 61 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the North Bismarck Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 1 person. 51 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 11 April 2014
- Time
- 07:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 61 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 51
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Bagana (53 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20172017 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.93 deaths
- 2016New Britain New Ireland · M 7.9
- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 1975Bismarck Sea, Bougainville · M 7.9
- 1971Bismarck Sea Rabaul · M 8.1
- 19711971 Solomon Islands Earthquakes · M 7.93 deaths
- 1968New Ireland · M 7.8
- 1919Solomon Islands · M 8.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth