QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem910203
USGS iscgem910203
29 Oct 1926, 00:02
222 km NNE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-0.830000, 142.076000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem910203
Coordinates
-0.83, 142.076
Network
iscgem
Significance
611