M5.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
2822 d ago · 24 Jan 2019, 18:56 UTC 59 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on 24 Jan 2019, 18:56 UTC at a depth of 59 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Lae, about 137 km away in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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