Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 15:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 147.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.397 and latitude -5.226.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates -5.226, 145.397
UTC time 2009-10-06 15:23:33.970
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-06

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