Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp00019zr
Location
37 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 26, 1980
12:37 PM Z
Depth
52.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.7600, 147.3330
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
37 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.7600°, 147.3330° • Depth: 52.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 26, 1980 at 12:37 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:24 PM
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