Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 194.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.017 and latitude -4.293.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.293, 145.017
UTC time 2003-07-23 21:30:56.780
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-07-23

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