Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: usp0001yvj
Location
36 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 8, 1983
10:33 PM Z
Depth
58.60 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.4580, 146.0200
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
36 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.4580°, 146.0200° • Depth: 58.6 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- October 8, 1983 at 10:33 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 11:47 PM
- Timeline
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