Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp00039r1
Location
41 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 29, 1987
10:47 PM Z
Depth
50.60 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.5240, 149.3460
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
41 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.5240°, 149.3460° • Depth: 50.6 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 29, 1987 at 10:47 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:41 AM
- Timeline
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