Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: usp0000zs1

Location

132 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Mar 30, 1979

4:20 PM Z

Depth

69.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-5.3900, 151.6810

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

132 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.3900°, 151.6810° Depth: 69.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 30, 1979 at 4:20 PM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 3:13 PM