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Historic Earthquake
1951 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
17 February 1951 · Papua New Guinea
On 17 February 1951 at 21:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 180 km. It occurred on the Woodlark Plate, 77 km from its boundary with the South Bismarck Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 17 February 1951
- Time
- 21:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 180 km
- Plate
- Woodlark Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth