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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem840572
USGS iscgem840572

10 Dec 1966, 18:08

185 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 18.8 km depth.

Depth18.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 185 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.443000, 145.622000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem840572
Coordinates
-3.443, 145.622
Network
iscgem
Significance
618