QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us200081z8
USGS us200081z8
17 Dec 2016, 17:46
166 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-6.176300, 153.983600
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Event ID
us200081z8
Coordinates
-6.1763, 153.9836
Network
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Significance
400