Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 420.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.540 and latitude -2.987.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -2.987, 147.540
UTC time 2004-07-27 01:06:52.820
Location 109 km SSE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-07-27

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