Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, January 13, 1905 at 13:20 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 449.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.551 and latitude -3.586.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.586, 149.551
UTC time 1905-01-13 13:20:39.320
Location 177 km SW of Kavieng
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1905-01-13

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