Earthquake details

Friday, October 12, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 11:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 153.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.072 and latitude -5.694.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 58.5 km
Coordinates -5.694, 146.072
UTC time 2007-10-12 11:33:33.570
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-10-12

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