Earthquake details

Saturday, January 8, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, January 8, 1994 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 160.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.829 and latitude -5.869.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.869, 145.829
UTC time 1994-01-08 00:51:07.470
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-08

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