Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0008vbm

Location

106 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Sep 22, 1998

6:47 AM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-7.2820, 155.5390

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

106 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -7.2820°, 155.5390° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
September 22, 1998 at 6:47 AM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 1:06 AM