Earthquake details

Saturday, March 25, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 09:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 152.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.390 and latitude -5.125.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 72.8 km
Coordinates -5.125, 145.390
UTC time 2017-03-25 09:07:44.910
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-25

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