Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.0
ID: usp0003j4t
Location
247 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Jul 23, 1988
3:17 PM Z
Depth
16.60 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.5260, 152.7790
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
247 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.5260°, 152.7790° • Depth: 16.6 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
View larger map on OpenStreetMapAdditional Information
- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- July 23, 1988 at 3:17 PM
- Last Updated
- April 28, 2022 at 8:42 PM
- Timeline
- View all earthquakes in 1988 →