Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0001u2c
Location
120 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Mar 30, 1983
12:02 PM Z
Depth
37.90 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.4200, 154.4040
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
120 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.4200°, 154.4040° • Depth: 37.9 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- March 30, 1983 at 12:02 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM
- Timeline
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