Earthquake details

Thursday, January 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, January 6, 1977 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 249.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.447 and latitude -3.630.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.630, 144.447
UTC time 1977-01-06 06:11:40.700
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1977-01-06

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