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Historic Earthquake
1988 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
6 September 1988 · Kaiapit (Landslide Generated) · Papua New Guinea
On 6 September 1988 at 00:42 UTC, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Kaiapit (Landslide Generated)), at a depth of 0 km. It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 25 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 74 people.
- Date
- 6 September 1988
- Time
- 00:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.3
- Depth
- 0 km
- Deaths
- 74
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Long Island (127 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