Earthquake details

Saturday, June 19, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, June 19, 1999 at 09:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 146.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.879 and latitude -5.414.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 208.5 km
Coordinates -5.414, 146.879
UTC time 1999-06-19 09:03:09.150
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-06-19

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