Earthquake details

Thursday, October 26, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 166.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.609 and latitude -5.264.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 89.7 km
Coordinates -5.264, 145.609
UTC time 2017-10-26 17:32:46.010
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-10-26

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