Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.2

ID: iscgem896940

Location

155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag 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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
October 19, 1949 at 9:00 PM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 6:38 PM