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Historic Earthquake
2018 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
6 March 2018 · S Highlands, Hela · Papua New Guinea
On 6 March 2018 at 14:13 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (S Highlands, Hela), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 54 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 25 people. 1 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 March 2018
- Time
- 14:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 25
- Homes Destroyed
- 1
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
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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