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USGS iscgem782466

19 Jul 1971, 16:37

53 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.4 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 53 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.568000, 150.619000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem782466

Coordinates

-5.568, 150.619

Network

iscgem

Significance

620