Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 6, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 334.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.809 and latitude -3.726.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.726, 146.809
UTC time 2001-03-06 03:21:31.930
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-06

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