Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: usp00081fb
Location
192 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Apr 29, 1997
3:50 AM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.9910, 153.8770
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
192 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -6.9910°, 153.8770° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- April 29, 1997 at 3:50 AM
- Last Updated
- November 9, 2016 at 10:24 PM
- Timeline
- View all earthquakes in 1997 →