Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
ID: iscgem900139
Location
205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 23, 1943
7:00 PM Z
Depth
35.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.5700, 153.6660
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.5700°, 153.6660° • Depth: 35.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- December 23, 1943 at 7:00 PM
- Last Updated
- May 9, 2022 at 10:49 PM
- Timeline
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