Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.4
ID: iscgem897844
Location
92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
May 6, 1947
8:30 PM Z
Depth
35.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.4870, 148.7580
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.4870°, 148.7580° • Depth: 35.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- May 6, 1947 at 8:30 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM
- Timeline
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