Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 389.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.800 and latitude -3.231.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 8.4 km
Coordinates -3.231, 146.800
UTC time 2021-07-21 14:26:00.341
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2021-07-21

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