Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 17:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 186.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.561 and latitude -6.086.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.086, 142.561
UTC time 2002-01-16 17:05:34.960
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-16

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