Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: usp00006xb

Location

87 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jun 27, 1974

12:29 PM Z

Depth

50.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.5710, 154.7350

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

87 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.5710°, 154.7350° Depth: 50.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
ms
Recorded On
June 27, 1974 at 12:29 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM