Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.4
ID: iscgem891636
Location
67 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Apr 23, 1953
4:24 PM Z
Depth
35.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-4.4490, 152.8680
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
67 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.4490°, 152.8680° • Depth: 35.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- April 23, 1953 at 4:24 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 5:50 PM
- Timeline
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