Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.9

ID: iscgem782464

Location

103 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jul 19, 1971

2:48 PM Z

Depth

69.50 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-4.8900, 144.5080

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

103 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.8900°, 144.5080° Depth: 69.5 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
July 19, 1971 at 2:48 PM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 9:11 PM