Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.7
ID: iscgem878370
Location
118 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Feb 23, 1960
4:04 PM Z
Depth
25.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.1840, 154.4250
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
118 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.1840°, 154.4250° • Depth: 25.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- February 23, 1960 at 4:04 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 4:27 PM
- Timeline
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