M6.4 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
39090 d ago · 8 Oct 1919, 04:40 UTC 129 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 129 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea on 8 Oct 1919, 04:40 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Wewak, about 129 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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