Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 181.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.644 and latitude -6.266.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.266, 142.644
UTC time 2018-03-06 15:35:30.710
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-06

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