Earthquake details

Friday, June 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, June 21, 2002 at 00:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 249.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.768 and latitude -4.495.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.495, 146.768
UTC time 2002-06-21 00:05:44.850
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-06-21

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