Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.5

ID: us20002bnf

Location

131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 5, 2015

1:44 AM Z

Depth

55.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-5.4624, 151.8751

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.4624°, 151.8751° Depth: 55.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mww
Recorded On
May 5, 2015 at 1:44 AM
Last Updated
July 31, 2022 at 4:23 AM