Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: usp0000es5
Location
82 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Jan 27, 1976
4:01 AM Z
Depth
38.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.7620, 154.8860
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
82 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.7620°, 154.8860° • Depth: 38.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- January 27, 1976 at 4:01 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 5:23 PM
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