Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 14:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 267.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.968 and latitude -3.569.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.569, 144.968
UTC time 2002-03-20 14:29:57.730
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-20

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