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Great
M
7.0
42 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Historical event · Wed, 23 Oct 1968 21:04:43 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 6.7
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Depth
13 km
Time (UTC)
21:04
Date
1968-10-23
Latitude
-3.346°
Longitude
143.310°
Source
USGS
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M7.0 · 42 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · Was That A Quake?