Earthquake details

Sunday, March 20, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 14:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 310.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.605 and latitude -3.426.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 11.4 km
Coordinates -3.426, 145.605
UTC time 2011-03-20 14:05:00.320
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-20

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