Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.2

ID: usp00000nx

Location

101 km SSE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 23, 1973

11:08 AM Z

Depth

21.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-7.0010, 150.0160

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

101 km SSE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -7.0010°, 150.0160° Depth: 21.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
February 23, 1973 at 11:08 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM