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Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are usually metal, timber and unreinforced brick masonry construction.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Region </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales" title="Seismic magnitude scales">Mag.</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">MMI</a> </th> <th>Deaths </th> <th>Injuries </th> <th>Comments </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_East_Sepik_earthquake" title="2024 East Sepik earthquake">2024-03-24</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Sepik_Province" title="East Sepik Province">East Sepik</a> </td> <td>6.9 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VIII </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Severe damage </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="2023 Papua New Guinea earthquake">2023-04-03</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Sepik_Province" title="East Sepik Province">East Sepik</a> </td> <td>7.0 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VII </td> <td>8 </td> <td>"scores" </td> <td>Severe damage </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake">2022-09-11</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe</a> </td> <td>7.6 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VIII </td> <td>21 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>Extensive damage </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020-07-17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oro_Province" title="Oro Province">Oro Province</a> </td> <td>7.0 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VII </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>Landslides and a dozen homes collapsed </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019-05-14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(island)" title="New Ireland (island)">New Ireland</a> </td> <td>7.6 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VII </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>No major damage or deaths reported. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019-05-06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe</a> </td> <td>7.1 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VI </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Minor damage in <a href="/wiki/Lae" title="Lae">Lae</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018-10-10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a> </td> <td>7.0 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VI </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>Moderate damage </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018-04-07 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> </td> <td>6.3 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VII </td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>Aftershock </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018-03-06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> </td> <td>6.7 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VII </td> <td>25 </td> <td> </td> <td>Aftershock </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018-03-04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> </td> <td>6.0 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VII </td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>Aftershock </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="2018 Papua New Guinea earthquake">2018-02-26</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> </td> <td>7.5 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>IX </td> <td>160 </td> <td>500+ </td> <td>Heavy damage / <a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">Landslides</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake">2017-01-22</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bougainville_Island" title="Bougainville Island">Bougainville Island</a></td> <td>7.9 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>IX</td> <td>5</td> <td>17</td> <td>Moderate damage / <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">Tsunami</a> (local)</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016-12-17 </td> <td>New Ireland </td> <td>7.9 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VII </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Power was knocked out in some areas / tsunami </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015-03-29 </td> <td>New Britain </td> <td>7.5 M<sub>w</sub>  </td> <td>VII </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Small tsunami </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005-06-04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe Province</a> </td> <td>6.1 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VI </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Several </td> <td>Many buildings damaged or destroyed in <a href="/wiki/Lae" title="Lae">Lae</a>. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Sandaun_earthquake" title="2002 Sandaun earthquake">2002-09-09</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandaun_Province" title="Sandaun Province">Sandaun Province</a></td> <td>7.6 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>IX</td> <td>6</td> <td>70</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">Tsunami</a> (local)</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Morobe_earthquake_and_landslide" title="2002 Morobe earthquake and landslide">2002-04-01</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe Province</a></td> <td>5.3 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000015-QINU`"'</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a></td> <td>IV</td> <td>36</td> <td></td> <td>Deaths from a <a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">landslide</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002-01-10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandaun_Province" title="Sandaun Province">Sandaun Province</a></td> <td>6.7 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>IX<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>200 homes destroyed at <a href="/wiki/Aitape" title="Aitape">Aitape</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Ireland_earthquakes" title="2000 New Ireland earthquakes">2000-11-16</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(island)" title="New Ireland (island)">New Ireland</a></td> <td>7.8 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VII</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Additional damage / <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_doublet" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthquake doublet">doublet</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Ireland_earthquakes" title="2000 New Ireland earthquakes">2000-11-16</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(island)" title="New Ireland (island)">New Ireland</a></td> <td>8.0 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">Tsunami</a> (local) / <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_doublet" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthquake doublet">doublet</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake">1998-07-17</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandaun_Province" title="Sandaun Province">Sandaun Province</a></td> <td>7.0 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td>2,183–2,700</td> <td>Thousands</td> <td>Destructive local <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> (15 m (49 ft))</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Finisterre_earthquakes" title="1993 Finisterre earthquakes">1993-10-13</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe Province</a></td> <td>6.9 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>IX</td> <td>60</td> <td>200</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">Landslides</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993-08-20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hela_Province" title="Hela Province">Hela</a> </td> <td>6.2 M<sub>w</sub> </td> <td>VII </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>Damage in <a href="/wiki/Tari,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Tari, Papua New Guinea">Tari</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989-03-11</td> <td>Southern <a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(island)" title="New Ireland (island)">New Ireland</a></td> <td>5.8 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>V</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">Landslide</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987-02-09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morobe_Province" title="Morobe Province">Morobe Province</a></td> <td>7.4 <a href="/wiki/Surface_wave_magnitude" class="mw-redirect" title="Surface wave magnitude">M<sub>s</sub></a></td> <td>VII</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">Landslide</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985-05-11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a></td> <td>7.2 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">Landslides</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984-03-27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karkar_Island" title="Karkar Island">Karkar Island</a></td> <td>6.5 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Many buildings destroyed</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Solomon_Islands_earthquakes" title="1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes">1971-07-26</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">PNG</a> / <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></td> <td>8.1 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VI</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">Tsunami</a> (local) / <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_doublet" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthquake doublet">doublet</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Solomon_Islands_earthquakes" title="1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes">1971-07-14</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">PNG</a> / <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></td> <td>8.0 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>IX</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">Tsunami</a> (local) / <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_doublet" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthquake doublet">doublet</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="1970 New Guinea earthquake">1970-10-31</a></td> <td>North coast</td> <td>6.9 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td>5–18</td> <td>20</td> <td>3 m (10 ft) tsunami</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968-10-23</td> <td>North coast</td> <td>7.5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Moderate damage</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968-02-12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(island)" title="New Ireland (island)">New Ireland</a></td> <td>7.8</td> <td>VIII</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967-08-13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>6.4 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Severe damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964-11-17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a></td> <td>7.6 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td>VIII</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953-04-23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">PNG</a> / <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></td> <td>7.4 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941-01-13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>7.4 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Moderate damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939-01-30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bougainville_Island" title="Bougainville Island">Bougainville Island</a></td> <td>7.8 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Many</td> <td>Moderate damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938-05-12</td> <td></td> <td>7.5 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937-05-28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a></td> <td></td> <td>VIII</td> <td>507</td> <td></td> <td>Volcanic eruption / tsunami at <a href="/wiki/Tavurvur" title="Tavurvur">Tavurvur</a></td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933-12-12</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1922-01-19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>7.5 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1920-02-02</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a></td> <td>7.7 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919-05-06</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">PNG</a> / <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></td> <td>7.8 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1916-01-01</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">PNG</a> / <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></td> <td>7.9 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906-10-02</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>7.2 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Limited damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906-09-14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a></td> <td>8.0 M<sub>w</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1900-09-10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>6.8 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td>Some</td> <td></td> <td>Severe damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1873</td> <td>Maclay Coast</td> <td>8.0 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td>Some</td> <td></td> <td>Moderate damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1857-04-17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Sea" title="Bismarck Sea">Bismarck Sea</a></td> <td>8.0 M<sub>s</sub></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Minimal damage / tsunami</td> <td><a href="#CITEREFNGDC1972">NGDC 1972</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"><small>Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Earthquakes" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Earthquakes">WikiProject Earthquakes</a>' <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Earthquakes/notability_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Earthquakes/notability guidelines">notability guideline</a> that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 March</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+6.9+-+38+km+ENE+of+Ambunti%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft.date=2024-03-23&rft.au=National+Earthquake+Information+Center&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus6000mksx%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Earthquake_Information_Center2023" class="citation web cs1">National Earthquake Information Center (2 April 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000k1id/executive">"M 7.0 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.0+-+New+Guinea%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft.date=2023-04-02&rft.au=National+Earthquake+Information+Center&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus6000k1id%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000iitd/executive">"M 7.6 - 67 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 Sep</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.6+-+67+km+E+of+Kainantu%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus6000iitd%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000aq3e/executive">"M 7.0 - 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 Dec</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.0+-+114+km+NNW+of+Popondetta%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus7000aq3e%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70003kyy/executive">"M 7.5 - 45 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-05-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.5+-+45+km+NE+of+Kokopo%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus70003kyy%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoey_Millar2019" class="citation web cs1">Joey Millar (May 14, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1127027/Papua-New-Guinea-earthquake-tsunami-solomon-islands-pacific">"Papua New Guinea earthquake: TSUNAMI THREAT for Pacific after 7.7 quake"</a>. <i>express.co.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-05-06</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.2+-+33+km+NW+of+Bulolo.+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus70003hqb%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000haa3/executive">"M 7.0 - 119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-10-10</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.0+-+119+km+E+of+Kimbe%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus1000haa3%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000dvwq#executive">"M 6.3 - 88 km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-04-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+6.3+-+88+km+WSW+of+Porgera%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus2000dvwq%23executive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/at-least-25-killed-in-png-aftershocks/news-story/5a39c6b287635a751bf5ba5bfd58bce3">"At least 25 killed in PNG aftershocks"</a>. <i>Courier Mail</i>. 2018-03-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.9+-+41+km+WNW+of+Panguna%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus10007uph&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200081v8/executive">"M 7.9 - 54 km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 Dec</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.9+-+54+km+E+of+Taron%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus200081v8%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10001rvu/executive">"M 7.5 - 53 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 Dec</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+7.5+-+53+km+SE+of+Kokopo%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fus10001rvu%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ds6y/executive">"M 6.1 - 47 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-03-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+6.1+-+47+km+NNW+of+Lae%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp000ds6y%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000bbpf#general_summary">"M7.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M7.6+-+near+the+north+coast+of+New+Guinea%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp000bbpf%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000b1gt/executive">"M 5.3 - 62 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+5.3+-+62+km+NW+of+Finschhafen%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp000b1gt%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/realtime/product/losspager/us6000k1id/us/1680466186909/onepager.pdf">"PAGER"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. United States Geological Survey. 2 April 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=PAGER&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft.date=2023-04-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Frealtime%2Fproduct%2Flosspager%2Fus6000k1id%2Fus%2F1680466186909%2Fonepager.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000aw5z#general_summary">"M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M6.7+-+near+the+north+coast+of+New+Guinea%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp000aw5z%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00061w1#general_summary">"M6.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M6.9+-+eastern+New+Guinea+region%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp00061w1%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0005yw6/executive">"M 6.2 - 28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-04-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M+6.2+-+28+km+SW+of+Tari%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp0005yw6%2Fexecutive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003stk#general_summary">"M5.8 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M5.8+-+New+Britain+region%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp0003stk%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000329h#general_summary">"M7.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M7.4+-+eastern+New+Guinea+region%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp000329h%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0002en1#general_summary">"M7.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea"</a>. United States Geological Survey.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=M7.2+-+New+Britain+region%2C+Papua+New+Guinea&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fearthquake.usgs.gov%2Fearthquakes%2Feventpage%2Fusp0002en1%23general_summary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+earthquakes+in+Papua+New+Guinea" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000231k#general_summary">"M6.5 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea"</a>. 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in the Federated States of Micronesia (page does not exist)">Federated States of Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Fiji" title="List of earthquakes in Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_Kiribati&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in Kiribati (page does not exist)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Marshall_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in the Marshall Islands (page does not exist)">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_Nauru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in Nauru (page does not exist)">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_New_Zealand" title="List of earthquakes in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_Palau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in Palau (page does not exist)">Palau</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Samoa" title="List of earthquakes in Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Solomon_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of earthquakes in Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Tonga" title="List of earthquakes in Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_Tuvalu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of earthquakes in Tuvalu (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Vanuatu" title="List of earthquakes in Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated states<br />of 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