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Major
M
6.7
35 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Historical event · Tue, 30 Aug 1938 11:49:41 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 6.3
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Depth
15 km
Time (UTC)
11:49
Date
1938-08-30
Latitude
-3.246°
Longitude
143.730°
Source
USGS
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M6.7 · 35 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · Was That A Quake?