Earthquake details

Sunday, December 24, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 09:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 110.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.875 and latitude -5.100.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 62.0 km
Coordinates -5.100, 144.875
UTC time 2006-12-24 09:46:26.090
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-24

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