Earthquake details

Friday, January 1, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, January 1, 1993 at 08:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 102.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.993 and latitude -6.749.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 22.9 km
Coordinates -6.749, 143.993
UTC time 1993-01-01 08:58:50.480
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-01

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