Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: iscgem854701
Location
20 km ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 17, 1965
1:04 PM Z
Depth
90.30 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-6.6750, 147.1720
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
20 km ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.6750°, 147.1720° • Depth: 90.3 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 17, 1965 at 1:04 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 11:36 PM
- Timeline
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