Earthquake details

Sunday, July 6, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, July 6, 1986 at 21:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 171.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.957 and latitude -4.341.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	122.2 km
Coordinates	-4.341, 143.957
UTC time	1986-07-06 21:40:12.200

Location	Mount Hagen
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-07-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	171.5 km
Jayapura	412.3 km
Abepura	417.3 km
Lae	428.6 km
Wamena	556.7 km
Merauke	607.1 km
Port Moresby	671.9 km
Nabire	945.5 km
Manokwari	1166.1 km
Tual	1250.8 km
Arawa	1303.8 km
Cairns	1414.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-27 07:46 UTC	229.3 km
M 4.5 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-26 17:20 UTC	223.7 km
M 4.7 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 22:28 UTC	223.8 km
M 5.0 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-03 01:26 UTC	234.7 km
M 4.3 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-20 21:20 UTC	248.7 km
M 4.7 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-10-01 02:13 UTC	264.7 km
M 4.3 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-06-19 10:57 UTC	82.4 km

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