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USGS iscgem883215

2 Nov 1959, 20:03

110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 45.8 km depth.

Depth45.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.577000, 151.137000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem883215

Coordinates

-5.577, 151.137

Network

iscgem

Significance

607