Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp0000ttu
Location
100 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Mar 29, 1978
4:02 AM Z
Depth
64.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.0530, 148.5990
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
100 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.0530°, 148.5990° • Depth: 64.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- March 29, 1978 at 4:02 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:54 PM
- Timeline
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