Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp000133j
Location
35 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 24, 1979
7:09 AM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.2670, 147.9710
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
35 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.2670°, 147.9710° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 24, 1979 at 7:09 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:22 PM
- Timeline
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