Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: usp0000gjr

Location

189 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

May 27, 1976

2:00 PM Z

Depth

97.00 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-5.4600, 154.0000

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

189 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -5.4600°, 154.0000° Depth: 97.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 27, 1976 at 2:00 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM