Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.5
ID: iscgem770672
Location
202 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 17, 1972
11:44 PM Z
Depth
20.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.0500, 152.9320
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
202 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.0500°, 152.9320° • Depth: 20.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 17, 1972 at 11:44 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 8:45 PM
- Timeline
- View all earthquakes in 1972 →