M6.6 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
9723 d ago · 3 Mar 2000, 22:22 UTC 62 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 62 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea on 3 Mar 2000, 22:22 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 Mendi, about 76 km away in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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