Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 9, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, June 9, 1976 at 00:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.427 and latitude -4.952.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 113.0 km
Coordinates -4.952, 143.427
UTC time 1976-06-09 00:10:04.500
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-09

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