M7.1 earthquake near Wamena, Highland Papua
18375 d ago · 25 Jun 1976, 19:18 UTC 214 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 214 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea on 25 Jun 1976, 19:18 UTC at a depth of 33 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Wamena, about 139 km away in Highland Papua, Indonesia.
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