On 25th February, 2018, an earthquake measuring magnitude 7.5 occurred at 4a.m local time, in a rural, jungle area of the Southern Highlands in New Guinea, Papaua New Guinea. It wasn’t immediately clear if there was damage. No tsunami watches or warnings were issued because of the quake.
At the location of this earthquake, the Australia plate is converging with the Pacific plate and it occurred as the result of thrust faulting at shallow a depth. Thrust-faulting events of the size of the February 25th, 2018 earthquake are typically about 85×30 km (length x width).
The earthquake was recorded at seismic stations worldwide, including stations of the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN), see seismic waveforms below (select figure to enlarge).
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by Louise Collins
2018-02-25, M7.5 Papua New Giunea
On 25th February, 2018, an earthquake measuring magnitude 7.5 occurred at 4a.m local time, in a rural, jungle area of the Southern Highlands in New Guinea, Papaua New Guinea. It wasn’t immediately clear if there was damage. No tsunami watches or warnings were issued because of the quake.
At the location of this earthquake, the Australia plate is converging with the Pacific plate and it occurred as the result of thrust faulting at shallow a depth. Thrust-faulting events of the size of the February 25th, 2018 earthquake are typically about 85×30 km (length x width).
The earthquake was recorded at seismic stations worldwide, including stations of the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN), see seismic waveforms below (select figure to enlarge).
Category: Geophysics, Geophysics Section News & Events, News, Uncategorised Tags: 25th February 2018, earthquake, INSN, Irish National Seismic Network, Papua New Guinea
If you missed last night's @10Things_ToKnow episode featuring Prof. Chris Bean & Dr Sergei Lebedev from @dias_geophysics @DIAS_Dublin, watch it here rte.ie/player/ie/show…
Have your burning science questions answered by the experts this #ScienceWeek2018 Great to see our very own @petertgallagher as part of the @thejournal_ie panel. Submit your q's now: bit.ly/2qK0mPa
A great piece in this month's @INTOnews In Touch Magazine on the SEA-SEIS project. #DIASdiscovers
Prof. Chris Bean and Dr Sergei Lebedev from @dias_geophysics @DIAS_Dublin join @jonathan_mccrea to look at Irish seabed research - 8.30pm @RTEOne - @GeolSurvIE tonight on @10Things_ToKnow rte.ie/lifestyle/livi… via @rte
New series starts Monday 12th November, 8.30pm on RTE One! 10thingstoknowabout.ie/new-series-sta…
Researchers from @DIAS_Dublin Geophysics Section will appear in this tonight 10thingstoknowabout.ie/new-series-sta…
Space, the Final frontier? Ponder this with our own @aoife_m_ryan & Dr. Colm Bracken at eventbrite.ie/e/space-the-fi… #DIASdiscovers #scienceweek #believeinscience
The Clóliosta provides a catalogue of printing in Irish from the beginning until 1871 dias.ie/celt/celt-publ… #SCSTIONÓL2018 #Clóliosta #DIASdiscovers
New catalogue of books printed in Irish from 1571 to 1871 rte.ie/news/nuacht/20… via @rte
Catalóg nua de leabhair a clóbhuaileadh i nGaeilge ó 1571 go 1871 tg4.ie/ga/nuacht/?id=… #TG4