Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.3
ID: usp0001u2q
Location
78 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Mar 30, 1983
6:55 PM Z
Depth
24.60 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-5.8990, 142.2380
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
78 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -5.8990°, 142.2380° • Depth: 24.6 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- March 30, 1983 at 6:55 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM
- Timeline
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