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USGS us20004y63

5 Feb 2016, 17:48

149 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 95.8 km depth.

Depth95.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.434200, 153.616900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004y63
Coordinates
-4.4342, 153.6169
Network
us
Significance
400