Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.9
ID: usp0000c24
Location
56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Jul 20, 1975
2:37 PM Z
Depth
49.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.5900, 155.0540
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.5900°, 155.0540° • Depth: 49.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- ms
- Recorded On
- July 20, 1975 at 2:37 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 5:38 PM
- Timeline
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