Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp0000esd
Location
66 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- January 27, 1976 at 8:08 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
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