M6.0 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
39534 d ago · 21 Jul 1918, 09:44 UTC 62 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on 21 Jul 1918, 09:44 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 Arawa, about 67 km away in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
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