Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0009mjw

Location

134 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea

Date & Time

Jan 23, 2000

10:00 AM Z

Depth

156.70 km

Intermediate

Coordinates

-4.9650, 151.2240

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

134 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: -4.9650°, 151.2240° Depth: 156.7 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 23, 2000 at 10:00 AM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 1:09 AM