It wasn't an Aftershock, Claudia.
An Aftershock of 4.1 was also recorded.
Maybe this is the Aftershock from that.
Unless we have another Aftershock.
Update 20:02 UTC: There we go for another strong Aftershock.
The Aftershock of the inferno was acutely felt in Ireland.
If an Aftershock is significantly closer to a populated area,
Another very strong dangerous Aftershock in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
Once after class, once in the dark room during an Aftershock.
The Aftershock is especially dangerous because the hypocenter seems
to be very shallow.
Picture below is the M5.7 Aftershock seismogram(right) + the prior smaller Aftershocks.
Aftershock locations and strength- image courtesy eqarchives-
Click on this image to watch the Dynamic scalable map.
UPDATE 14:56 UTC: The Aftershock below has been recalculated at 5.8 at a depth of 45.7(USGS data).
A major Aftershock of magnitude 6.9 Mw occurred on 26 April 2015 in the same region at
Important update 13:00 UTC: The
first M6.2 earthquake was followed 11 minutes later by an even stronger M6.3 Aftershock.
Avoid downed power lines and stay away from buildings and
bridges from which heavy objects might fall during an Aftershock.
Carrie Underwood is still dealing with the Aftershock of her accident that sent her to the hospital almost a year ago.
This earthquake is an Aftershock in the same faulting area than the March 11 mainshock, but at a totally diffrent location.
At 12:54 PM, Sunday April 26th, shortly after the 24 hour mark from the initial quake,
another large 6.7 Aftershock hit, spreading panic throughout the nation.
Earthquake overview: On May 29 at 09:00 AM local time,
a very powerful Aftershock with a strength as strong as the mainshock struck the already
damaged area again.
Not a lot of people know this, but a 5.5 fault rupture is a
lot more damaging then a 5,5 Aftershock, as the energy is released a lot faster,
and then is followed by slow sloshing ground motion.
Update 14:15 UTC: PNG authorities call to stay out of multi-story buildings, to be aware of the potential of landslides,
and to be prepared to move to open ground in the event that an Aftershock is felt.