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USGS us1000jjpp

21 Mar 2019, 10:33

135 km ENE of Angoram, 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
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 135 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.461700, 145.130000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000jjpp
Coordinates
-3.4617, 145.13
Network
us
Significance
385