Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: usp000133s
Location
210 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 24, 1979
1:05 PM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.7090, 153.5930
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
210 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.7090°, 153.5930° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 24, 1979 at 1:05 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 2:56 PM
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