Earthquake details

Friday, January 4, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 172.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.134 and latitude -5.438.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 66.8 km
Coordinates -5.438, 146.134
UTC time 2013-01-04 20:24:39.930
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-01-04

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