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M7.2

185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

Historical event · Sun, 27 Oct 1918 17:06:40 GMT

Peak Ground Motion

MMI 7.6

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Depth

15 km

Time (UTC)

17:06

Date

1918-10-27

Latitude

-1.505°

Longitude

149.511°

Source

USGS

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M7.2 · 185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · Was That A Quake?