Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0000x61
Location
124 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 29, 1978
4:06 AM Z
Depth
60.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.4410, 152.0050
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
124 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.4410°, 152.0050° • Depth: 60.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 29, 1978 at 4:06 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:24 PM
- Timeline
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