Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp00087yh

Location

73 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Sep 24, 1997

10:53 AM Z

Depth

74.90 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-6.9340, 155.7360

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

73 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -6.9340°, 155.7360° Depth: 74.9 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mwc
Recorded On
September 24, 1997 at 10:53 AM
Last Updated
November 9, 2016 at 11:33 PM