Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 9, 1983 at 17:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 184.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.693 and latitude -5.069.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 202.7 km
Coordinates -5.069, 145.693
UTC time 1983-03-09 17:16:27.750
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-09

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