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USGS iscgem836535

10 Apr 1967, 16:02

104 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 35.1 km depth.

Depth35.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.185000, 155.856000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem836535
Coordinates
-7.185, 155.856
Network
iscgem
Significance
586