M7.0 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
21177 d ago · 23 Oct 1968, 21:04 UTC 42 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea on 23 Oct 1968, 21:04 UTC at a depth of 13 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 42 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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