Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp0000t4h
Location
98 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Feb 24, 1978
5:04 PM Z
Depth
10.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-3.7380, 151.4060
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
98 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -3.7380°, 151.4060° • Depth: 10.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- February 24, 1978 at 5:04 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM
- Timeline
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