Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: iscgem766217
Location
87 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 16, 1972
11:30 AM Z
Depth
80.00 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-7.0400, 155.8000
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
87 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.0400°, 155.8000° • Depth: 80.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- December 16, 1972 at 11:30 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 8:32 PM
- Timeline
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