Earthquake details

Thursday, July 1, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 452.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.521 and latitude -3.535.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.535, 149.521
UTC time 2004-07-01 01:15:14.870
Location 177 km SW of Kavieng
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-07-01

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