Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 13:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 133.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.060 and latitude -4.667.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 85.2 km
Coordinates -4.667, 144.060
UTC time 2018-01-16 13:02:08.100
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-16

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