Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, February 6, 1963 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 327.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.036 and latitude -3.532.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -3.532, 146.036
UTC time 1963-02-06 10:20:27.060
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-02-06

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