Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00007up

Location

135 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Aug 29, 1974

9:39 PM Z

Depth

55.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-4.7110, 153.4380

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

135 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.7110°, 153.4380° Depth: 55.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 29, 1974 at 9:39 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM