Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.0
ID: usp000396s
Location
163 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 12, 1987
1:57 PM Z
Depth
24.70 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-7.2880, 154.3710
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
163 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -7.2880°, 154.3710° • Depth: 24.7 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- October 12, 1987 at 1:57 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 9:32 PM
- Timeline
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