QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us100086xu
USGS us100086xu
4 Mar 2017, 03:18
116 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 25.2 km depth.
Published location
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-7.317500, 155.822300
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Event ID
us100086xu
Coordinates
-7.3175, 155.8223
Network
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Significance
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