Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0001rvf

Location

109 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Dec 29, 1982

4:58 PM Z

Depth

32.80 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.4870, 154.5120

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

109 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.4870°, 154.5120° Depth: 32.8 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
December 29, 1982 at 4:58 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM