M5.0 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
2263 d ago · 5 Aug 2020, 21:12 UTC 78 km SW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 78 km SW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea on 5 Aug 2020, 21:12 UTC at a depth of 80 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 121 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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