Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 346.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.077 and latitude -3.350.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.350, 146.077
UTC time 2018-08-01 20:07:02.910
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-01

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