Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.3
ID: usp00003x6
Location
189 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 24, 1973
1:38 PM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-7.3760, 154.1380
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
189 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.3760°, 154.1380° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 24, 1973 at 1:38 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
- Timeline
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