Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 25, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, August 25, 1992 at 06:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 137.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.717 and latitude -5.523.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 235.9 km
Coordinates -5.523, 146.717
UTC time 1992-08-25 06:58:39.670
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-25

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