Earthquake details

Thursday, February 6, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, February 6, 1992 at 14:50 UTC with a magnitude of 4.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 262.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.262 and latitude -3.734.

Magnitude 4.2
Alert Moderate
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.734, 145.262
UTC time 1992-02-06 14:50:33.880
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Moderate

Earthquake map 1992-02-06

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