M5.9 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
3423 d ago · 2 Jun 2017, 23:48 UTC 90 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 90 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea on 2 Jun 2017, 23:48 UTC at a depth of 193 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Madang, about 90 km away in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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