Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00007uw

Location

152 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Aug 30, 1974

11:23 AM Z

Depth

69.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-4.9980, 153.4800

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

152 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.9980°, 153.4800° Depth: 69.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 30, 1974 at 11:23 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM