Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.745 and latitude -3.524.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 34.4 km
Coordinates -3.524, 145.745
UTC time 2006-09-05 21:38:51.910
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-05

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