Earthquake details

Friday, March 5, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, March 5, 2004 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 299.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.350 and latitude -3.414.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 17.4 km
Coordinates -3.414, 145.350
UTC time 2004-03-05 00:49:33.460
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-03-05

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