Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp00019km

Location

112 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Aug 29, 1980

11:08 AM Z

Depth

73.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-4.7050, 153.2130

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

112 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.7050°, 153.2130° Depth: 73.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 29, 1980 at 11:08 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:24 PM