Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: iscgem821806
Location
44 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
May 11, 1968
3:33 PM Z
Depth
50.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.3400, 147.1070
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
44 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.3400°, 147.1070° • Depth: 50.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- May 11, 1968 at 3:33 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 10:32 PM
- Timeline
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