Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.2

ID: us20006uap

Location

106 km NW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Aug 26, 2016

3:48 PM Z

Depth

23.30 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-8.7003, 146.5842

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

106 km NW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -8.7003°, 146.5842° Depth: 23.3 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 26, 2016 at 3:48 PM
Last Updated
May 3, 2022 at 5:57 PM