Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 319.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.867 and latitude -3.494.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 18.3 km
Coordinates -3.494, 145.867
UTC time 2008-10-28 16:00:03.240
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2008-10-28

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