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USGS us10008dc7

30 Mar 2017, 19:18

157 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.759700, 151.540400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008dc7
Coordinates
-5.7597, 151.5404
Network
us
Significance
385