Earthquake details

Saturday, December 10, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, December 10, 1966 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 310.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.622 and latitude -3.443.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 18.8 km
Coordinates -3.443, 145.622
UTC time 1966-12-10 18:08:14.480
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-12-10

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