Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.0
ID: iscgem816232
Location
45 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 23, 1968
9:04 PM Z
Depth
15.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-3.3300, 143.2860
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
45 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -3.3300°, 143.2860° • Depth: 15.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- October 23, 1968 at 9:04 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 10:19 PM
- Timeline
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