Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 13:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 150.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.839 and latitude -5.378.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 220.2 km
Coordinates -5.378, 146.839
UTC time 2004-10-26 13:06:18.090
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-26

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