Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.1
ID: iscgem16957916
Location
132 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 26, 1906
6:01 AM Z
Depth
15.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-2.4890, 144.1870
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
132 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -2.4890°, 144.1870° • Depth: 15.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 26, 1906 at 6:01 AM
- Last Updated
- April 25, 2022 at 8:27 PM
- Timeline
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