Earthquake details

Thursday, November 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, November 29, 1973 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 325.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.948 and latitude -3.486.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.486, 145.948
UTC time 1973-11-29 00:29:56.400
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-29

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