Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, July 3, 2002 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 192.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.336 and latitude -5.032.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 31.2 km
Coordinates -5.032, 147.336
UTC time 2002-07-03 23:00:18.470
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-07-03

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