Earthquake details

Monday, July 23, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, July 23, 1973 at 08:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 147.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.899 and latitude -5.400.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 221.0 km
Coordinates -5.400, 146.899
UTC time 1973-07-23 08:34:40.000
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-23

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