Earthquake details

Thursday, January 30, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 349.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.167 and latitude -3.380.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.380, 146.167
UTC time 2020-01-30 22:38:55.320
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-01-30

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