Earthquake details

Thursday, November 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, November 21, 1996 at 06:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 384.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.934 and latitude -3.269.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.269, 146.934
UTC time 1996-11-21 06:21:17.250
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-21

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