Earthquake details

Friday, July 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, July 6, 2018 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 316.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.878 and latitude -3.879.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.879, 146.878
UTC time 2018-07-06 17:40:56.230
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-07-06

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