Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, October 28, 1992 at 21:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 295.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.294 and latitude -3.426.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.9 km
Coordinates -3.426, 145.294
UTC time 1992-10-28 21:55:28.910
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-10-28

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