2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake

2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake

UTC time	2017-01-22 04:30:22
ISC event	611831635
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	22 January 2017
Local time	15:30:22 BST
Magnitude	7.9 Mw
Depth	135 km (84 mi)
Epicenter	6.246°S 155.172°E / -6.246; 155.172
Areas affected	Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)[1]
Casualties	5 dead, 17 injured

The 2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake was an M_ww 7.9 earthquake that struck at 04:30 UTC on 22 January 2017.^[2][3]

Impact

Damage

Damage occurred in Arawa and parts of central Bougainville, while a power outage occurred in Buka.^[4]

Casualties

Two children were killed and another was injured from a landslide, and a 7-year-old girl died after she was hit by falling rocks.^[5] Another landslide killed two teenagers as well.^[6] Fifteen children were injured by falling trees and rocks,^[6] while two men were slightly injured by a landslide in Panguna.^[7]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 2017
• List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
• 2016 Solomon Islands earthquakes

References

1. "M 7.9 – 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
2. Joe Sutton; Susannah Cullinane (22 January 2017). "Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea". CNN. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
3. "Powerful quake strikes off Papua New Guinea, initial tsunami alert wound back". Reuters. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
4. Rod Mcguirk (22 January 2017). "Strong quake hits Solomons; some damage but no tsunami". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via The Daily Republican.
5. "Quake Hits Bougainville". bougainville.typepad.com.
6. "Masiu urges ABG to assess earhquake [sic] damage". 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
7. "Two escape landslide after 7.9 Bougainville quake". Radio New Zealand. 23 January 2017.