Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0000r9p
Location
68 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 29, 1977
8:15 PM Z
Depth
106.00 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-6.2200, 146.6370
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
68 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.2200°, 146.6370° • Depth: 106.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 29, 1977 at 8:15 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 4:11 PM
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