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Historic Earthquake
2020 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
17 July 2020 · Morobe, Oro · Papua New Guinea
On 17 July 2020 at 02:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Oro), at a depth of 73 km. It occurred on the Woodlark Plate, 64 km from its boundary with the South Bismarck Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 1.
- Date
- 17 July 2020
- Time
- 02:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 73 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Homes Damaged
- 12
- Plate
- Woodlark Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Lamington (131 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20222022 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.621 deaths
- 1987New Britain, Kandrian · M 7.7
- 1987Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island · M 7.63 deaths
- 1947New Britain · M 7.3
- 1938Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1920New Britain · M 7.7
- 1906New Britain · M 8.0
- 1902Papua New Guinea · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth