Earthquake details

Sunday, September 2, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, September 2, 1990 at 12:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 419.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.134 and latitude -3.134.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 40.6 km
Coordinates -3.134, 148.134
UTC time 1990-09-02 12:51:17.670
Location 154 km SE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-02

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