Earthquake details

Sunday, January 3, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 04:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 190.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.859 and latitude -5.297.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 34.0 km
Coordinates -5.297, 145.859
UTC time 2010-01-03 04:11:39.490
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-03

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