Earthquake details

Thursday, August 30, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, August 30, 1984 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 166.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.249 and latitude -4.361.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 55.9 km
Coordinates -4.361, 144.249
UTC time 1984-08-30 19:02:34.880
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-30

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