Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp0001smr

Location

115 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag 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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 26, 1983 at 8:23 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM