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Historic Earthquake
1968 Indonesia Earthquake
28 May 1968 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 28 May 1968 at 13:27 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 65 km. It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 39 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 28 May 1968
- Time
- 13:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 65 km
- Plate
- Maoke Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1976New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1133 deaths
- 19761976 Papua Earthquake · M 7.16,000 deaths
- 1971New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1957New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.3
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1917Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1914New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth