Earthquake details

Thursday, August 29, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, August 29, 2002 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 326.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.766 and latitude -3.358.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.358, 145.766
UTC time 2002-08-29 05:36:54.000
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-29

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