Earthquake details

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, February 25, 1999 at 09:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 164.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.669 and latitude -5.509.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 114.7 km
Coordinates -5.509, 145.669
UTC time 1999-02-25 09:28:01.930
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-02-25

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