Great Earthquake
Magnitude 8.0
ID: iscgem16957920
Location
57 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 14, 1906
4:04 PM Z
Depth
35.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.2520, 147.2160
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Great Earthquakes
Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across
Location Map
57 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.2520°, 147.2160° • Depth: 35.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- September 14, 1906 at 4:04 PM
- Last Updated
- May 9, 2022 at 10:48 PM
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