Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp00001y1
Location
50 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
May 27, 1973
12:29 AM Z
Depth
25.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.2660, 147.0200
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
50 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.2660°, 147.0200° • Depth: 25.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- May 27, 1973 at 12:29 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
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