Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 23, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, February 23, 1994 at 19:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 303.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.446 and latitude -3.414.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 14.9 km
Coordinates -3.414, 145.446
UTC time 1994-02-23 19:17:06.380
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-02-23

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