Earthquake details

Saturday, November 13, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, November 13, 1982 at 05:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 373.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.819 and latitude -3.374.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.374, 146.819
UTC time 1982-11-13 05:43:47.910
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-13

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