Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp000085a

Location

35 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Sep 25, 1974

5:10 PM Z

Depth

97.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-6.4120, 146.9290

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

35 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.4120°, 146.9290° Depth: 97.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
September 25, 1974 at 5:10 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM