M7.1 earthquake near Bulolo, Morobe Province
5420 d ago · 14 Dec 2011, 05:04 UTC 25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea on 14 Dec 2011, 05:04 UTC at a depth of 135 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Bulolo, about 43 km away in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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