Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 13, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, October 13, 1993 at 02:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 142.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.020 and latitude -5.889.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 25.3 km
Coordinates -5.889, 146.020
UTC time 1993-10-13 02:06:00.340
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1993-10-13

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