Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 at 08:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 129.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.085 and latitude -6.074.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -6.074, 143.085
UTC time 1977-09-06 08:52:29.900
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-06

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