Skip to content

USGS iscgemsup780585

25 Sept 1971, 05:36

47 km WNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 111.8 km depth.

Depth111.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated7 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km WNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-6.528000, 146.618000

Open the interactive map ↗

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

Need a current safety answer?

Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.

Open the USGS event →

Continue exploring

Nearby events with a similar magnitude

49 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea

17 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

47 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

48 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

36 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

105 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgemsup780585

Coordinates

-6.528, 146.618

Network

iscgemsup

Significance

735