Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp00087yh
Location
73 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- September 24, 1997 at 10:53 AM
- Last Updated
- November 9, 2016 at 11:33 PM
- Timeline
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