Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp00005eg

Location

66 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 27, 1974

10:46 PM Z

Depth

48.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.4460, 154.9000

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

66 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.4460°, 154.9000° Depth: 48.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
February 27, 1974 at 10:46 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM