Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0001smr
Location
115 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Jan 26, 1983
8:23 PM Z
Depth
68.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-7.2470, 155.9650
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
115 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.2470°, 155.9650° • Depth: 68.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- January 26, 1983 at 8:23 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM
- Timeline
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