Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 16:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 165.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.601 and latitude -5.276.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 96.4 km
Coordinates -5.276, 145.601
UTC time 2002-12-04 16:19:15.100
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-04

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