M6.6 earthquake near Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province
28448 d ago · 26 Nov 1948, 05:36 UTC 97 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 97 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea on 26 Nov 1948, 05:36 UTC at a depth of 55 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 Mount Hagen, about 97 km away in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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