Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 116.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.600 and latitude -5.025.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 115.3 km
Coordinates -5.025, 143.600
UTC time 2008-11-19 00:54:45.890
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-19

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