Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp0003bhg
Location
50 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 24, 1987
5:43 PM Z
Depth
40.20 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.5880, 149.2940
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
50 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.5880°, 149.2940° • Depth: 40.2 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- December 24, 1987 at 5:43 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:41 AM
- Timeline
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