Earthquake details

Monday, November 17, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 09:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 385.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.451 and latitude -2.613.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -2.613, 145.451
UTC time 2008-11-17 09:48:25.940
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-17

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