Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 03:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 207.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.950 and latitude -5.127.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 188.3 km
Coordinates -5.127, 145.950
UTC time 2011-10-26 03:19:04.330
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-26

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