Earthquake details

Sunday, March 4, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 19:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 188.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.599 and latitude -6.331.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.331, 142.599
UTC time 2018-03-04 19:56:17.890
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2018-03-04

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