Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, September 27, 1995 at 01:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 150.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.471 and latitude -6.410.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 76.7 km
Coordinates -6.410, 145.471
UTC time 1995-09-27 01:27:34.820
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-09-27

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