Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: us20004w2w

Location

79 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jan 30, 2016

10:23 PM Z

Depth

10.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.9560, 155.1548

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

79 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.9560°, 155.1548° Depth: 10.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 30, 2016 at 10:23 PM
Last Updated
May 3, 2022 at 5:40 PM