Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 12, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, February 12, 1964 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 352.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.526 and latitude -3.588.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates -3.588, 146.526
UTC time 1964-02-12 20:31:53.050
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-02-12

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