Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.6

ID: usp0000ckz

Location

70 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Aug 25, 1975

8:11 AM Z

Depth

73.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-6.8760, 155.7860

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

70 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.8760°, 155.7860° Depth: 73.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 25, 1975 at 8:11 AM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 5:36 PM