Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 11, 1995 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 330.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.935 and latitude -3.423.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.423, 145.935
UTC time 1995-01-11 18:00:10.020
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-01-11

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