Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 26, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, August 26, 1992 at 04:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 186.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.624 and latitude -4.297.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 119.9 km
Coordinates -4.297, 143.624
UTC time 1992-08-26 04:52:05.540
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-26

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