Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp00012ke
Location
132 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 24, 1979
4:19 AM Z
Depth
219.00 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-5.5270, 146.9800
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
132 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.5270°, 146.9800° • Depth: 219.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- August 24, 1979 at 4:19 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:22 PM
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