QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20004uuy
USGS us20004uuy
26 Jan 2016, 21:34
145 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 22.1 km depth.
Published location
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-5.285100, 153.183500
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Event ID
us20004uuy
Coordinates
-5.2851, 153.1835
Network
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Significance
400