Earthquake details

Friday, March 30, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, March 30, 1984 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 140.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.013 and latitude -5.463.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 194.2 km
Coordinates -5.463, 147.013
UTC time 1984-03-30 14:32:21.140
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-30

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