Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: iscgem785672
Location
82 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Apr 17, 1971
1:41 AM Z
Depth
75.00 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-6.3560, 154.7440
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
82 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.3560°, 154.7440° • Depth: 75.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- April 17, 1971 at 1:41 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 9:18 PM
- Timeline
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