Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.869 and latitude -4.770.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 55.9 km
Coordinates -4.770, 144.869
UTC time 2018-01-14 21:54:36.010
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-14

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