Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 14:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 186.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.612 and latitude -6.304.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 20.5 km
Coordinates -6.304, 142.612
UTC time 2018-03-06 14:13:07.650
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2018-03-06

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