QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897604
USGS iscgem897604
21 Oct 1948, 06:01
97 km SE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-6.909000, 156.169000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897604
Coordinates
-6.909, 156.169
Network
iscgem
Significance
644