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USGS iscgem910106

15 Sept 1926, 12:55

66 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 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 66 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.277000, 141.371000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem910106
Coordinates
-3.277, 141.371
Network
iscgem
Significance
578