7.0 magnitude earthquake 45 km from Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
56 years ago
UTC time:
Wednesday, October 23, 1968 21:04 PM
Your time:
Wednesday, October 23, 1968 at 9:04 PM UTC
Magnitude Type:
mw
USGS status:
Not reviewed by a seismologist
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56 years ago
7.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1968-10-23 21:04:44 UTC
at 21:04
October 23, 1968 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.33, 143.286
45.2 km from
Wewak
(28.2 miles)
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 15 km