Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.7

ID: usp0000mcc

Location

246 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jan 27, 1977

1:59 PM Z

Depth

58.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.5110, 152.7760

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

246 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.5110°, 152.7760° Depth: 58.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 27, 1977 at 1:59 PM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 3:43 PM