Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp0000zs1
Location
132 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- March 30, 1979 at 4:20 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:13 PM
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