Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00005te

Location

62 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Mar 30, 1974

9:57 PM Z

Depth

4.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.5430, 154.9720

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

62 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.5430°, 154.9720° Depth: 4.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 30, 1974 at 9:57 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM