Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp0001mkn

Location

222 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 30, 1982

6:39 PM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.2800, 152.8010

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

222 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.2800°, 152.8010° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 30, 1982 at 6:39 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:31 AM