M6.4 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
19994 d ago · 19 Jan 1972, 15:00 UTC 110 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 110 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea on 19 Jan 1972, 15:00 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Madang, about 110 km away in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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