M6.8 earthquake near Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province
22820 d ago · 24 Apr 1964, 05:56 UTC 80 km ENE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea on 24 Apr 1964, 05:56 UTC at a depth of 108 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 Mount Hagen, about 85 km away in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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