Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp00015r4

Location

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 27, 1980

11:54 PM Z

Depth

118.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-4.1600, 142.3360

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.1600°, 142.3360° Depth: 118.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
February 27, 1980 at 11:54 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:24 PM