M4.5 earthquake near Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province
2777 d ago · 11 Mar 2019, 13:10 UTC 62 km NNE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea on 11 Mar 2019, 13:10 UTC at a depth of 91 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Mount Hagen, about 97 km away in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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