Earthquake details

Monday, September 9, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, September 9, 1991 at 16:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 286.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.263 and latitude -3.500.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 27.3 km
Coordinates -3.500, 145.263
UTC time 1991-09-09 16:22:25.380
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-09-09

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