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USGS us1000hax9

12 Oct 2018, 03:52

128 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 128 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.288800, 151.030800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hax9
Coordinates
-6.2888, 151.0308
Network
us
Significance
482