M 7.2 - 117 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
- 1997-12-22 02:05:50 (UTC)
- 5.495°S 147.867°E
- 179.3 km depth
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Some minor damage at Lae. Felt at Madang, Morobe, Port Moresby and on New Britain.
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