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M7.5

199 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Historical event · Thu, 17 Aug 1972 23:44:08 GMT

Peak Ground Motion

MMI 5.0

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Depth

14 km

Time (UTC)

23:44

Date

1972-08-17

Latitude

-6.033°

Longitude

152.911°

Source

USGS

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M7.5 · 199 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · Was That A Quake?