Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 27, 1994 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 149.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.245 and latitude -5.605.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 125.5 km
Coordinates -5.605, 146.245
UTC time 1994-05-27 09:23:06.230
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-05-27

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