Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp0003qb9
Location
36 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 30, 1988
2:30 PM Z
Depth
33.40 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-3.0080, 141.3780
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
36 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -3.0080°, 141.3780° • Depth: 33.4 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- December 30, 1988 at 2:30 PM
- Last Updated
- April 28, 2022 at 8:30 PM
- Timeline
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