Earthquake details

Saturday, May 3, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 397.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.907 and latitude -3.271.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -3.271, 147.907
UTC time 2008-05-03 03:25:47.390
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-03

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