M6.7 earthquake - 191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
8680 d ago · 10 Jan 2003, 13:11 UTC 191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 10 Jan 2003, 13:11 UTC at a depth of 72 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Kokopo, about 192 km away in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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