Earthquake details

Saturday, June 12, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, June 12, 1976 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 228.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.624 and latitude -3.839.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.839, 144.624
UTC time 1976-06-12 11:14:00.700
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-12

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