Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
ID: usp0007gqq
Location
58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Apr 29, 1996
2:40 PM Z
Depth
44.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.5180, 154.9990
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.5180°, 154.9990° • Depth: 44.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- April 29, 1996 at 2:40 PM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 8:18 PM
- Timeline
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