Earthquake details

Friday, May 28, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 28, 1982 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 130.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.341 and latitude -5.096.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 42.9 km
Coordinates -5.096, 143.341
UTC time 1982-05-28 19:42:44.100
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-28

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