The 2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake was an Mww 7.9 earthquake that struck at 04:30 UTC on 22 January 2017. Magnitude 7.9 (mww), 135 km deep, 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea — 6.25°S, 155.17°E. January 22, 2017 at 04:30 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 30. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007uph Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).