Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.7
ID: usp00071w4
Location
155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 16, 1995
10:27 AM Z
Depth
30.10 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.7990, 154.1780
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.7990°, 154.1780° • Depth: 30.1 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 16, 1995 at 10:27 AM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 7:58 PM
- Timeline
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