Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 30, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 30, 1930 at 21:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 222.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.632 and latitude -4.423.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -4.423, 145.632
UTC time 1930-09-30 21:20:50.260
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1930-09-30

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