Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 9, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, June 9, 1998 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 135.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.906 and latitude -5.512.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 140.7 km
Coordinates -5.512, 146.906
UTC time 1998-06-09 04:43:32.830
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-09

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