Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.1
ID: usp000982a
Location
51 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Date & Time
May 16, 1999
12:51 AM Z
Depth
73.70 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
-4.7510, 152.4860
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
51 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.7510°, 152.4860° • Depth: 73.7 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- May 16, 1999 at 12:51 AM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 6:24 PM
- Timeline
- View all earthquakes in 1999 →