Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp0001pwx

Location

116 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Sep 29, 1982

8:46 PM Z

Depth

59.70 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-7.3280, 155.7630

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

116 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -7.3280°, 155.7630° Depth: 59.7 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
September 29, 1982 at 8:46 PM
Last Updated
April 28, 2022 at 12:27 AM