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USGS iscgem782752

26 Jul 1971, 16:35

151 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 49.2 km depth.

Depth49.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 151 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.668000, 151.503000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem782752

Coordinates

-5.668, 151.503

Network

iscgem

Significance

605