Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp0000zpv
Location
34 km SE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Mar 27, 1979
10:07 AM Z
Depth
65.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.0990, 144.4290
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
34 km SE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.0990°, 144.4290° • Depth: 65.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- March 27, 1979 at 10:07 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:13 PM
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