Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 06:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 240.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.231 and latitude -3.699.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.699, 144.231
UTC time 2003-12-27 06:35:29.220
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-27

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