Earthquake details

Sunday, February 2, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, February 2, 1992 at 02:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 153.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.947 and latitude -5.346.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates -5.346, 146.947
UTC time 1992-02-02 02:32:01.940
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-02-02

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