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M6.0 earthquake - 204 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

36556 d ago · 15 Sept 1926, 11:29 UTC 204 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 204 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea on 15 Sept 1926, 11:29 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Wamena, about 167 km away in Highland Papua, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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