Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
ID: usp00071xh
Location
139 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Aug 16, 1995
11:10 PM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.7710, 154.3470
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
139 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.7710°, 154.3470° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 16, 1995 at 11:10 PM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 7:58 PM
- Timeline
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