M6.8 earthquake - 189 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
11437 d ago · 24 Jun 1995, 06:58 UTC 189 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 189 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 24 Jun 1995, 06:58 UTC at a depth of 386 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Kokopo, about 189 km away in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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