Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 14:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 96.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.528 and latitude -6.368.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.368, 143.528
UTC time 2018-02-27 14:12:03.880
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-02-27

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