M6.6 earthquake near Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province
20306 d ago · 13 Mar 1971, 19:12 UTC 37 km N of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 37 km N of Goroka, Papua New Guinea on 13 Mar 1971, 19:12 UTC at a depth of 110 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 Goroka, about 37 km away in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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