Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at 01:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 283.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.993 and latitude -3.424.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.424, 144.993
UTC time 1999-07-21 01:19:39.620
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-07-21

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