Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, July 24, 1985 at 15:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 141.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.009 and latitude -5.456.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 196.1 km
Coordinates -5.456, 147.009
UTC time 1985-07-24 15:08:55.180
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-24

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