Earthquake details

Sunday, December 12, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 284.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.196 and latitude -3.489.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 14.0 km
Coordinates -3.489, 145.196
UTC time 2004-12-12 16:03:37.560
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-12

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