M6.3 earthquake - 144 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 144 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on 6 Aug 1975, 22:24 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.

The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 293 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.