Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.7
ID: iscgem770677
Location
192 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 18, 1972
1:12 AM Z
Depth
10.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.0210, 152.7420
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
192 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.0210°, 152.7420° • Depth: 10.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 18, 1972 at 1:12 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 8:45 PM
- Timeline
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