Event ID	1081763
Event time	2023-10-07 08:40:14 (UTC)
Local time	2023-10-06 22:40:14 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update	2023-10-07 08:52:36 (UTC)
Magnitude	7
Depth	77.74 km
Class	Major
Hypocenter	Medium deep
Mercalli scale	9
Possible effects	Well-built buildings suffer considerable damage. Houses that are not bolted down move off their foundations. Some underground pipes are broken. The ground cracks. Reservoirs suffer serious damage.
Data status	preliminary
Data provider	AuGOV

Continent	Indonesian Archipelago
Country	Papua New Guinea
Administration area	Madang
Nearest settlement	Madang
Distance	46 km
Course	N
Surface type	underwater quake
Tsunami region	South Pacific
Water surface name	Bismarck Sea

Nearest nuclear power plants

There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.

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Nearest marine ports

There is no known marine port nearby.

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Nearest airports

There is no known marine port nearby.

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Nearest volcanoes

There is no known volcanoes nearby.

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Quick Analysis

According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake. Based on the data received, the formation of a tsunami is not conceivable on the basis of the high-depth hypocenter. Underwater landslides, volcanic activity, however, cannot be ruled out.