Earthquake details

Friday, July 28, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, July 28, 2006 at 01:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 176.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.470 and latitude -4.468.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 85.2 km
Coordinates -4.468, 143.470
UTC time 2006-07-28 01:42:05.700
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-07-28

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