Earthquake details

Monday, September 8, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 149.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.764 and latitude -5.399.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 230.2 km
Coordinates -5.399, 146.764
UTC time 2014-09-08 17:53:17.560
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-09-08

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