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USGS iscgem905925

22 Nov 1933, 12:42

160 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 160 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.639000, 151.622000

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M 6.7

99 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

M 6.7

100 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem905925
Coordinates
-5.639, 151.622
Network
iscgem
Significance
693