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USGS iscgem782715

26 Jul 1971, 07:59

136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.576000, 152.178000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem782715

Coordinates

-5.576, 152.178

Network

iscgem

Significance

561