Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.6

ID: usp00041ar

Location

70 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Oct 26, 1989

9:39 PM Z

Depth

74.20 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-4.6510, 152.8280

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

70 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.6510°, 152.8280° Depth: 74.2 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
October 26, 1989 at 9:39 PM
Last Updated
April 28, 2022 at 8:09 PM