Earthquake details

Thursday, July 30, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, July 30, 1970 at 08:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 150.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.965 and latitude -4.534.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 101.5 km
Coordinates -4.534, 143.965
UTC time 1970-07-30 08:52:41.740
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-30

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