Earthquake details

Monday, September 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, September 3, 1990 at 00:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 419.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.174 and latitude -3.140.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 51.6 km
Coordinates -3.140, 148.174
UTC time 1990-09-03 00:39:01.570
Location 158 km SE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-03

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