Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 4, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, August 4, 1993 at 19:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 176.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.697 and latitude -5.249.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 95.7 km
Coordinates -5.249, 145.697
UTC time 1993-08-04 19:05:05.210
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-04

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