Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 6.0

ID: iscgemsup900294

Location

56 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 23, 1942

12:49 PM Z

Depth

25.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-4.2000, 144.5520

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

56 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.2000°, 144.5520° Depth: 25.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
May 23, 1942 at 12:49 PM
Last Updated
May 9, 2022 at 4:39 PM