M6.3 earthquake - 137 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 137 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 20 Dec 2002, 14:14 UTC at a depth of 33 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.