QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem913844
USGS iscgem913844
3 Sept 1916, 08:13
177 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
Where is 177 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.245000, 154.175000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913844
Coordinates
-7.245, 154.175
Network
iscgem
Significance
640