Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp00086sb
Location
99 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 27, 1997
1:42 PM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.0150, 148.5680
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
99 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.0150°, 148.5680° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- August 27, 1997 at 1:42 PM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 8:04 PM
- Timeline
- View all earthquakes in 1997 →