Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp0000c7a

Location

100 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jul 28, 1975

6:22 PM Z

Depth

44.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.9040, 154.7940

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

100 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.9040°, 154.7940° • Depth: 44.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
ms
Recorded On
July 28, 1975 at 6:22 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
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