Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 310.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.200 and latitude -3.942.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 23.0 km
Coordinates -3.942, 147.200
UTC time 2005-07-26 13:32:31.310
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-07-26

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