Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 301.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.248 and latitude -3.347.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.347, 145.248
UTC time 2020-03-05 14:48:13.732
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-03-05

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