Earthquake details

Saturday, February 12, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 19:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 155.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.861 and latitude -4.610.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 42.8 km
Coordinates -4.610, 144.861
UTC time 2005-02-12 19:38:08.800
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-02-12

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