Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 389.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.502 and latitude -3.196.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.196, 146.502
UTC time 2019-01-17 16:53:15.730
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-17

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