Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 3, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, November 3, 1993 at 18:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.912 and latitude -5.793.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.793, 145.912
UTC time 1993-11-03 18:37:46.010
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-11-03

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