Earthquake details

Friday, April 10, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, April 10, 1981 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 303.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.484 and latitude -4.037.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -4.037, 147.484
UTC time 1981-04-10 00:23:33.780
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-04-10

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