QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us200080e0
USGS us200080e0
13 Dec 2016, 04:54
63 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 11.8 km depth.
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-6.252000, 146.661600
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Event ID
us200080e0
Coordinates
-6.252, 146.6616
Network
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Significance
400