Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 366.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.404 and latitude -3.382.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 12.3 km
Coordinates -3.382, 146.404
UTC time 2015-09-29 19:53:21.260
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-29

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