Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 4, 1984 at 03:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 361.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.790 and latitude -3.011.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 14.4 km
Coordinates -3.011, 145.790
UTC time 1984-01-04 03:45:50.130
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-04

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