Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.2

ID: usp0003da1

Location

77 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Feb 24, 1988

3:28 AM Z

Depth

68.20 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-6.9750, 155.7160

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

77 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.9750°, 155.7160° Depth: 68.2 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
February 24, 1988 at 3:28 AM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:41 AM