M6.4 earthquake - 119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
18879 d ago · 7 Feb 1975, 04:51 UTC 119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on 7 Feb 1975, 04:51 UTC at a depth of 33 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Kimbe, about 204 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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