Earthquake details

Sunday, December 6, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, December 6, 1992 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 295.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.476 and latitude -3.509.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.509, 145.476
UTC time 1992-12-06 05:58:10.150
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-06

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