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USGS iscgem829998

4 Oct 1967, 18:21

186 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 26.3 km depth.

Depth26.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 186 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.626000, 153.951000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem829998

Coordinates

-5.626, 153.951

Network

iscgem

Significance

711