Earthquake details

Friday, September 2, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, September 2, 2005 at 05:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 343.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.973 and latitude -3.309.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.309, 145.973
UTC time 2005-09-02 05:18:00.990
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-02

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