Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 16:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 153.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.973 and latitude -7.211.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -7.211, 143.973
UTC time 2012-12-08 16:35:16.820
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-12-08

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