Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp0000kxu

Location

187 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag 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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
December 25, 1976 at 9:23 PM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM