Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
ID: usp00008hm
Location
282 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 23, 1974
6:14 AM Z
Depth
48.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-8.4200, 154.0340
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
282 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -8.4200°, 154.0340° • Depth: 48.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- ms
- Recorded On
- October 23, 1974 at 6:14 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 6:06 PM
- Timeline
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