Earthquake details

Sunday, July 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 180.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.635 and latitude -5.042.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 215.8 km
Coordinates -5.042, 145.635
UTC time 2008-07-06 17:36:29.470
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-06

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