Earthquake details

Monday, August 1, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, August 1, 1983 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 330.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.842 and latitude -3.365.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -3.365, 145.842
UTC time 1983-08-01 06:01:56.260
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-01

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