Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.9

ID: iscgem906721

Location

92 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Apr 16, 1931

9:35 PM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-7.0410, 155.8960

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

92 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -7.0410°, 155.8960° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
April 16, 1931 at 9:35 PM
Last Updated
April 25, 2022 at 10:16 PM