Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 05:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 192.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.511 and latitude -6.127.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.127, 142.511
UTC time 2018-02-28 05:22:12.070
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-02-28

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