Earthquake details

Monday, January 6, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, January 6, 1986 at 00:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 321.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.884 and latitude -3.485.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.485, 145.884
UTC time 1986-01-06 00:20:27.100
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-06

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