14 May 13:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.

May 14 13:07: Magnitude recalculated from 7.3 to 7.4.

May 14 13:11: Magnitude recalculated from 7.4 to 7.3.

May 14 13:17: Magnitude recalculated from 7.3 to 7.6.

Date & time: Tuesday, 14 May 2019 12:58 UTCDepth: 10.0 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 4.14°S / 152.54°ENearest volcano: Tavui (38 km / 24 mi)(pop: 26,300)(pop: 8,100)Primary data source: GFZ Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 10joules (4402 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 10tons of TNT or 236.7 atomic bombs!) [ learn more

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40.4 km W of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

Gaulim-Rabaul / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : We were sleeping in our dormitaries when it hit.. our bunk beds we're shaking and the lights went out.. water from tanks spewed out.. we experienced dizziness and we're unable to walk properly

Port Moresby / not felt

Sohun village 15 km from Namatanai (42.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

833.3 km SW of epicenter [Map] / not felt : heard it on the radio / not felt

Port Vila / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Felt weak shaking with a few objects on the table and hanging frames seen to be moving weakly.

LIHIR / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Kokopo / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : My dwelling is on 1 metre high posts. At 12.01pm the building I live in shook violently for several minutes. Glasses, food items etc all fell off shelves or smashed on the floor. Furniture moved across the wooden floors. Anything leaning against the wall crashed to the floor. Grabbed my computer monitor before it fell off my desk. Power went on and off from our supplier PNG Power. Quite strong after shocks for the next hour. Strongest I have ever experienced.

Lihir Island / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : The earthquake was quite shocking yesterday night. We thought something terrible will happened to us but thank God we were all save. We had black outs straight after the earthquake stops. Lihir Island

Majuro Marshall Island (Micronesia) / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Felt the earth was little bit moving at 2am Marshall Island time, thats 12 pm png time after chating with my brother at Lihir that he was waken up by a sudden earthquake

Buka Town Bougainville / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Ground level house shook,all birds migrating .Duration 3minutes no after shock where I was.

Port Moresby / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Felt as though a truck was continuously driving by the area, producing weak vibrations. Went on for almost a minute.

843 km SW of epicenter [Map] / not felt / not felt

Buka / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Leaving / Light shaking (MMI IV) : House light shaking

Port Vila / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Kokopo / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : It lasted for several months. Everyone in our compound went ouside and stood outside fir a while.

Kavieng, Buluminski Highway / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Madang / not felt

Đà Nẵng, Vietnam / not felt

Vunamurmur village, Takalai. / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Was asleep when I felt the sudden movements. I have three children. Grabbed my little girl and took her outside, told her to stand outside while I went in to wake my two boys. We outside for sometime. There was still movements. Thought the house would fall on us. Shelf fall, power went off and we kept ourselves outside for two hours

Kenabot, Kokopo / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)

Kokopo / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Russia. Sankt-Peterburg.not felt. / not felt : From Russia, from Sankt Peterburg, Без тряски и какой либо вибрации, возможно и была? Возможно только приборы срегировали, Я находился дома, всё в проядке, спасибо всем, Я вкурсе, впечатляет, М.7.5(М.7.7) очень сильное землетрясение, берегите себя.))),!!!

Port Moresby / not felt

rabaul town / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : total blackout, still continuos agfter shocks up till now as i am textng objects fallen from walls roof shaing all our children awoke very shaken up from it i wont be going back to sleep!

4150.2 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app / not felt

Kokopo, Butuwin / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Rushed out of the house and stayed out in the clear for 2 hours.

RABAUL, ENBP (42.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : It was a shocking experience. It was 11:00 pm when the earthquake shook when everyone were asleep. I woke my children up and we rushed to the door. Stuff in the house dropped and broke. You cannot walk far as our eyes got desey. The earthquake came back every 5-10 minutes intervals. We are expecting Mt Tavurvur to erupt or tsunami. / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)

Kokopo, ENB, PNG / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : Violent shaking the house almost to fall. Kokopo, Kenabot.

Madang / not felt

Gelegele / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Violent shaking and uplift force towards the end. No structural damage to permanent house and have not felt one like this for a long time.Kokopo

Rabaul / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Was in the house with my family. My wife and two daughters. My daughters 4 and 2 years were fast asleep. My wife was playing game in her phone and I was watching movies. Suddenly the House was shaken and really frightening. I got hold of my big girl and my wife held another, we got out of the house cos we felt the house could be down in any moment.

13923.3 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

51.3 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : I was walking under my house when the earthquake started. At first it was small but it turned quickly into a rather rough earthquake. I literally saw the posts of my house sway. I ran out from under the house ASAP cause it seemed pretty frightening. Dogs and people were awaken and shouting. Small tremors are coming and going at the moment. Report all the way from Rabaul town. / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

Sydney / not felt

Neumünster / not felt

NONGA HOSPITAL, ENBP / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : The whole house shook and things on the shelf and fridge all fell to the floor.

Lihir island / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Started at 22.51 and second trembling 22.59 third at 23.03 all make the house move at Lihir island png

Kavieng, New Ireland (98.4 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : slow, swaying shake...like your on a boat . felt rather dizzy, realized it was an earthquake. / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Kokopo / Violent shaking (MMI IX)

118.5 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

Lihir Island, New Ireland Province / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

St Mary's Hospital Vunapope (36.7 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) (reported through our app / Severe shaking (MMI VIII)

Kabakada Rabaul (44 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) It felt very strong, shallow and moderately violent. (reported through (reported through our app / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

3312.2 km S of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) On fifth floor of old concrete Tower.. felt slight movement and heard creaking. (reported through (reported through our app / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

(Papua New Guinea, 855 km W of epicenter) I see a giant wave heading towards China its is big (reported through (reported through EMSC

New Ireland Province (Papua New Guinea, 260 km NW of epicenter) 3 to 4 seconds and another after 20 seconds for 3 to 4 seconds (reported through (reported through EMSC

Rabaul (Papua New Guinea, 48 km W of epicenter) Very strong. (reported through (reported through EMSC

Kokopo (Papua New Guinea, 47 km SW of epicenter) He felt very strong, he scared me. (reported through (reported through EMSC