Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 121.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.314 and latitude -6.942.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 11.4 km
Coordinates -6.942, 144.314
UTC time 2006-11-15 13:36:23.090
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-11-15

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