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M6.1 earthquake - 94 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

6302 d ago · 15 Jul 2009, 20:10 UTC 94 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea on 15 Jul 2009, 20:10 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Kokopo, about 223 km away in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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