Earthquake details

Monday, April 9, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, April 9, 2018 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 161.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.870 and latitude -6.370.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.370, 142.870
UTC time 2018-04-09 02:18:01.720
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-04-09

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