Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 24, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, June 24, 1986 at 03:11 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 160.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.943 and latitude -4.448.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 102.3 km
Coordinates -4.448, 143.943
UTC time 1986-06-24 03:11:30.930
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1986-06-24

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