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USGS iscgem809893

16 Apr 1969, 02:22

107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.530000, 150.958000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem809893

Coordinates

-3.53, 150.958

Network

iscgem

Significance

644