Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 12, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 245.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.242 and latitude -3.652.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.652, 144.242
UTC time 2003-02-12 22:33:30.830
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2003-02-12

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