QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup901805
USGS iscgemsup901805
2 Feb 1939, 23:16
162 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-7.756000, 155.200000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup901805
Coordinates
-7.756, 155.2
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
571