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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem913148
USGS iscgem913148

20 May 1918, 19:03

241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea?

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-2.268000, 153.171000

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M 6.29

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M 6.2

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M 5.2

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913148
Coordinates
-2.268, 153.171
Network
iscgem
Significance
747