Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.3
ID: usp0000kxu
Location
187 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 25, 1976
9:23 PM Z
Depth
54.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.6540, 153.9230
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
187 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.6540°, 153.9230° • Depth: 54.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- December 25, 1976 at 9:23 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM
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