Earthquake details

Thursday, April 8, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, April 8, 1926 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 362.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.857 and latitude -3.585.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -3.585, 147.857
UTC time 1926-04-08 10:20:33.920
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-04-08

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