Earthquake details

Thursday, October 14, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, October 14, 1999 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 169.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.659 and latitude -5.303.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 62.5 km
Coordinates -5.303, 145.659
UTC time 1999-10-14 13:36:18.860
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-10-14

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