Earthquake details

Friday, July 21, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, July 21, 1995 at 22:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 142.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.061 and latitude -5.449.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 200.1 km
Coordinates -5.449, 147.061
UTC time 1995-07-21 22:58:59.510
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-07-21

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