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USGS iscgem600086831

7 Nov 2011, 02:10

238 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 238 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.898000, 148.751000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem600086831

Coordinates

-3.898, 148.751

Network

iscgem

Significance

400