Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp0000099
Location
136 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- January 24, 1973 at 12:18 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
- Timeline
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