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USGS iscgem854586

13 Aug 1965, 22:57

77 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 29.7 km depth.

Depth29.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.425000, 148.535000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem854586

Coordinates

-6.425, 148.535

Network

iscgem

Significance

567