Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp00086sf
Location
139 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 27, 1997
2:01 PM Z
Depth
189.20 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-5.4630, 147.0850
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
139 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.4630°, 147.0850° • Depth: 189.2 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- August 27, 1997 at 2:01 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 1:03 AM
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