Earthquake details

Saturday, August 18, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 18:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 89.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.053 and latitude -5.073.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 103.3 km
Coordinates -5.073, 144.053
UTC time 2007-08-18 18:30:37.450
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-18

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