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M6.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province

Name: M6.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
Start: 1956-03-19T17:36:06.56+00:00
Location: 39 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

25778 d ago · 19 Mar 1956, 17:36 UTC 39 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on 19 Mar 1956, 17:36 UTC at a depth of 50 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 Kimbe, about 39 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

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