Earthquake details

Saturday, November 23, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, November 23, 1996 at 10:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 388.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.868 and latitude -3.236.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.236, 146.868
UTC time 1996-11-23 10:35:45.560
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-23

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