Magnitude 6.8 (mww), 42 km deep, 76 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea — 6.00°S, 148.89°E. October 17, 2016 at 06:14 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 13. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20007ept Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).