M6.1 earthquake - 217 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
8751 d ago · 31 Oct 2002, 01:35 UTC 217 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 217 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 31 Oct 2002, 01:35 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Kimbe, about 287 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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