What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1857
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- 5.50° S, 147.00° E
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page