Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.2

ID: usp00001xk

Location

74 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 25, 1973

4:28 PM Z

Depth

57.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-5.5270, 146.3820

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

74 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.5270°, 146.3820° Depth: 57.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 25, 1973 at 4:28 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM