Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 15, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, June 15, 1993 at 13:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 166.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.459 and latitude -4.991.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	227.2 km
Coordinates	-4.991, 145.459
UTC time	1993-06-15 13:06:34.280

Location	Mount Hagen
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1993-06-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	166.8 km
Lae	257.2 km
Port Moresby	533.2 km
Jayapura	593.4 km
Abepura	598.7 km
Merauke	681.5 km
Wamena	729.3 km
Nabire	1120.4 km
Arawa	1128.1 km
Cairns	1328.8 km
Manokwari	1347.3 km
Tual	1410.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-27 07:46 UTC	248.3 km
M 4.5 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-26 17:20 UTC	241.2 km
M 4.7 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 22:28 UTC	245.2 km
M 5.0 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-03 01:26 UTC	255.3 km
M 4.3 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-20 21:20 UTC	261.7 km
M 4.7 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-10-01 02:13 UTC	245.4 km
M 4.3 Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea · 2025-06-19 10:57 UTC	129.6 km

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