QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem914095
USGS iscgem914095
11 Oct 1913, 01:34
42 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-6.763000, 147.381000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem914095
Coordinates
-6.763, 147.381
Network
iscgem
Significance
703