Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 14:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 86.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.011 and latitude -5.117.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 102.0 km
Coordinates -5.117, 144.011
UTC time 2016-12-28 14:24:24.570
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-12-28

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