Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp0008d27

Location

75 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Dec 23, 1997

3:05 AM Z

Depth

65.30 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.0630, 147.1820

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

75 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.0630°, 147.1820° Depth: 65.3 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mwc
Recorded On
December 23, 1997 at 3:05 AM
Last Updated
November 10, 2016 at 12:16 AM