Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 01:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 142.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.016 and latitude -5.442.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 191.0 km
Coordinates -5.442, 147.016
UTC time 2020-01-07 01:38:17.589
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-01-07

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