M6.1 earthquake - 204 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
11711 d ago · 23 Sept 1994, 07:59 UTC 204 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 204 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 23 Sept 1994, 07:59 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 299 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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