Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.6
ID: iscgem766807
Location
65 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
Dec 29, 1972
8:47 AM Z
Depth
57.10 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-4.9080, 152.4460
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
65 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.9080°, 152.4460° • Depth: 57.1 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- December 29, 1972 at 8:47 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 8:33 PM
- Timeline
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