Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 378.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.389 and latitude -3.231.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.231, 146.389
UTC time 2019-01-17 15:06:35.650
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2019-01-17

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