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USGS us2000cq8k

27 Jan 2018, 02:23

199 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mww 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 199 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.285200, 145.979900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000cq8k
Coordinates
-3.2852, 145.9799
Network
us
Significance
432