Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp0001dw3
Location
58 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
May 27, 1981
4:23 AM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.8180, 155.3050
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
58 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.8180°, 155.3050° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- May 27, 1981 at 4:23 AM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:29 AM
- Timeline
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