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USGS iscgem781208

13 Aug 1971, 17:48

150 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.053000, 154.147000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem781208

Coordinates

-6.053, 154.147

Network

iscgem

Significance

563