M8.0 earthquake - 1971 New Britain Earthquake
20183 d ago · 14 Jul 1971, 06:11 UTC 1971 New Britain Earthquake
What happened
A magnitude 8 earthquake struck 1971 New Britain Earthquake on 14 Jul 1971, 06:11 UTC at a depth of 15 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Arawa, about 207 km away in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
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