M6.0 earthquake - 180 km ENE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 180 km ENE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 3 Nov 1989, 17:39 UTC at a depth of 17 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.