Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0000099

Location

136 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jan 24, 1973

12:18 PM Z

Depth

55.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-5.3940, 152.9210

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

136 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.3940°, 152.9210° Depth: 55.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 24, 1973 at 12:18 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM