Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, December 28, 1983 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 336.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.433 and latitude -3.086.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 25.4 km
Coordinates -3.086, 145.433
UTC time 1983-12-28 17:14:57.970
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-28

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