Earthquake details

Friday, March 2, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 03:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 191.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.507 and latitude -6.028.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 7.0 km
Coordinates -6.028, 142.507
UTC time 2018-03-02 03:01:19.030
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-02

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