Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 6.0
ID: iscgemsup900294
Location
56 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- May 23, 1942 at 12:49 PM
- Last Updated
- May 9, 2022 at 4:39 PM
- Timeline
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