Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp00081fb

Location

192 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag 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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mwc
Recorded On
April 29, 1997 at 3:50 AM
Last Updated
November 9, 2016 at 10:24 PM