Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp0000x6c
Location
59 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Oct 29, 1978
4:37 PM Z
Depth
16.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-3.1860, 141.1060
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
59 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -3.1860°, 141.1060° • Depth: 16.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 29, 1978 at 4:37 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:24 PM
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