Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0000esd

Location

66 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jan 27, 1976

8:08 AM Z

Depth

62.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.2090, 154.8930

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

66 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.2090°, 154.8930° Depth: 62.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 27, 1976 at 8:08 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM