Earthquake details

Sunday, October 31, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, October 31, 1993 at 10:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 158.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.966 and latitude -5.732.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.732, 145.966
UTC time 1993-10-31 10:59:53.090
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-31

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