Earthquake details

Sunday, March 10, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 190.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.175 and latitude -5.225.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -5.225, 146.175
UTC time 2019-03-10 17:21:54.470
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-03-10

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