M6.3 earthquake - 183 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
36716 d ago · 8 Apr 1926, 10:20 UTC 183 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 183 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 8 Apr 1926, 10:20 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Madang, about 293 km away in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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