- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 2006 CE
- Location:
- 63 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mwb
- Depth:
- 12 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.744
Other earthquake records of 2006 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Bantul, Yogyakarta · Mw 6.3 · 6,234 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · Mw 7.7 · 802 deaths
- Iran, Western: Borujerd, Dorud · Mw 6.1 · 70 deaths
- China, Yanjin · Mw 4.9 · 22 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera: Northern, Muarasipongi · Mw 5.8 · 7 deaths
- Mozambique · Mw 7 · 4 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 63 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea (2006 CE) happen?
- March 24, 2006 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.