Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00001ym

Location

183 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 28, 1973

2:23 PM Z

Depth

63.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-3.2600, 146.1560

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

183 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -3.2600°, 146.1560° Depth: 63.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 28, 1973 at 2:23 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM