Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 28, 1984 at 06:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 231.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.757 and latitude -4.445.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.445, 145.757
UTC time 1984-03-28 06:44:02.900
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-28

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