Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 10:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 388.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.574 and latitude -2.635.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.635, 145.574
UTC time 2008-10-23 10:04:35.040
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2008-10-23

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