Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
ID: iscgem896940
Location
155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 19, 1949
9:00 PM Z
Depth
60.30 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.7730, 154.1940
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.7730°, 154.1940° • Depth: 60.3 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- October 19, 1949 at 9:00 PM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 6:38 PM
- Timeline
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