Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp0000a1r

Location

65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 26, 1975

2:29 PM Z

Depth

54.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.5290, 154.9320

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.5290°, 154.9320° Depth: 54.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
February 26, 1975 at 2:29 PM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 5:54 PM