What the records say
- When
- 25 Jun 1976
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 4.60° S, 140.09° E
- Deaths
- 6000
- Depth km
- 33
1976 Papua earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
The 1976 Papua earthquake occurred on 26 June with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.1 in Yahukimo Regency near the border with Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. Total deaths for the event amounted to 422, including 70 who died in subsequent landslides.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page