Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp0001ze6

Location

101 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Oct 30, 1983

3:50 PM Z

Depth

62.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.7350, 148.7990

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

101 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.7350°, 148.7990° Depth: 62.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
October 30, 1983 at 3:50 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:34 AM