Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.3
ID: usp0001361
Location
118 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Sep 29, 1979
10:50 AM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-7.1600, 154.8200
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
118 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.1600°, 154.8200° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 29, 1979 at 10:50 AM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:22 PM
- Timeline
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