Earthquake details

Sunday, February 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, February 6, 1977 at 04:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 187.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.927 and latitude -5.423.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -5.423, 145.927
UTC time 1977-02-06 04:44:07.600
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-06

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