Earthquake details

Friday, October 24, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, October 24, 2003 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 295.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.395 and latitude -3.471.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.471, 145.395
UTC time 2003-10-24 01:26:57.930
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-24

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