Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 13, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 430.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.331 and latitude -3.095.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.095, 148.331
UTC time 2000-12-13 06:10:22.620
Location 166 km SE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-12-13

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