Earthquake details

Friday, June 30, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, June 30, 1972 at 05:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 99.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.537 and latitude -5.016.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates -5.016, 144.537
UTC time 1972-06-30 05:44:50.260
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-06-30

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