Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0008d27
Location
75 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- December 23, 1997 at 3:05 AM
- Last Updated
- November 10, 2016 at 12:16 AM
- Timeline
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