Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0000jny
Location
53 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 29, 1976
12:55 AM Z
Depth
64.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.3960, 155.0090
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
53 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.3960°, 155.0090° • Depth: 64.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 29, 1976 at 12:55 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
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