Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0001237
Location
128 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Jul 27, 1979
2:33 PM Z
Depth
50.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-7.4030, 155.8970
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
128 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.4030°, 155.8970° • Depth: 50.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- July 27, 1979 at 2:33 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:22 PM
- Timeline
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