Earthquake details

Friday, March 2, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 188.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.537 and latitude -6.053.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.053, 142.537
UTC time 2018-03-02 07:59:02.770
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-02

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