QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 3 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us10007v93
USGS us10007v93
24 Jan 2017, 20:37
147 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-6.093700, 154.167300
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Event ID
us10007v93
Coordinates
-6.0937, 154.1673
Network
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Significance
416