Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: us20008lsv

Location

100 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 23, 2017

3:11 PM Z

Depth

116.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-5.8455, 146.7450

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

100 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.8455°, 146.7450° Depth: 116.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mww
Recorded On
February 23, 2017 at 3:11 PM
Last Updated
May 3, 2022 at 6:11 PM