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USGS iscgem893943

25 Dec 1952, 03:19

134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.536000, 151.351000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem893943
Coordinates
-5.536, 151.351
Network
iscgem
Significance
591