Earthquake details

Friday, October 29, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, October 29, 1993 at 09:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 170.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.923 and latitude -5.631.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.631, 145.923
UTC time 1993-10-29 09:22:13.670
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-29

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