Earthquake details

Thursday, October 11, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, October 11, 1990 at 20:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 366.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.597 and latitude -3.457.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 25.4 km
Coordinates -3.457, 146.597
UTC time 1990-10-11 20:48:53.530
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-11

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