Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: usp00002w5

Location

124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jul 27, 1973

9:59 PM Z

Depth

60.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.3370, 154.3620

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.3370°, 154.3620° Depth: 60.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
July 27, 1973 at 9:59 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM