Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 11, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 11, 1992 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 366.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.734 and latitude -3.438.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 27.8 km
Coordinates -3.438, 146.734
UTC time 1992-03-11 19:42:59.210
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1992-03-11

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